It’s an inevitable part of the Peace Corps lifestyle, but our group lost its first member today. One of our girls decided to return to American in advance of our approaching permanent site visits. While it was sad to see her go we were all aware that it was the best decision for her personally; she just couldn’t commit two years of her life to this. But also in a moment like that we were all forced to reconsider our own commitments: how much this means to us, why we are here and what we would consider cause enough to go home. It’s a big thing we’re doing here and a long commitment of time to be away from friends and family. I stand by my commitment to fly to the other side of the world to educate other people’s children in the service of a greater good; but I understand the urge to leave.
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