My face has fully recovered and I might even say that this was all worth it for the few days I'm currently spending in the beautiful beach town of Mtwara. I have two wonderful hosts, Moss and Merritt Driscoll who have been so kind to let me invade their space for a week while I wait for a Peace Corps car to pick me up and take me to pack up my house. It's been relaxing to spend time talking, cooking and laughing with people instead of my usual routine of doing all of that, but by myself. Friday will be an emotional day trying to get everything in buckets and boxes and saying goodbye to all of my friends in Namajani in the short span of an hour or two. But I know I'll hold onto the memories I've made there and I will hopefully be able to visit them occasionally in the next two years. I've also been hearing a lot of encouraging things about the Iringa region so aside from the strong warnings that I will need thick wool socks and hats, I'm getting really excited for this move!

Here's a link to my future site-mates (Dan Waldron) blog:
http://www.danzaniatime.blogspot.com/

And my new address:
Katie Morris, PCV
P.O. Box 469
Makambako, Tanzania

I'll be enjoying Indian Ocean sunsets and thinking about how much I miss all of you! Life is good here, come visit!

LOVE,
Katie