I didn't write about my reasons for leaving and will not do that now. Whatever they were they are in the past and I look ahead to a bright future for the next year and eight months.
My Macedonian colleagues in the municipality gave me a warm welcome and are very happy that I decided to return. They look forward to starting our suspended English classes right away. My Peace Corp friends and the staff in Skopje have been very generous in their welcome also. Of course there are some who wonder why I was allowed to return and question the decision, but frankly I am not at all concerned with those few. No matter what organization, there are always those that think they know better than those making the decisions.
My outlook this time has changed . I see my assignment differently, the local people differently and I my understanding of what defines successful service has also evolved.
So, this re-entry into the blogging world is short and sweet but I look forward to chronicling many good and hopefully interesting events in the weeks and months to come.
I am so glad to read this post.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back to Macedonia. I did not have an opportunity to meet you before your stint back in the States because I am a MAK16 and have just begun my service. However, I have heard good things about you from several people, PCVs and PC Staff alike. So, I am looking forward to meeting you now that you are back. I am living and working as a CD in Negotino and if you are interested in coming for the Wine Festival (St. Trifun Day)on Jan 14th, you are welcome to stay at my apartment in the center of town. My phone is 070 734 519.
Welcome back!
Good morning how are you?
ReplyDeleteMy name is Emilio, I am a Spanish boy and I live in a town near to Madrid. I am a very interested person in knowing things so different as the culture, the way of life of the inhabitants of our planet, the fauna, the flora, and the landscapes of all the countries of the world etc. in summary, I am a person that enjoys traveling, learning and respecting people's diversity from all over the world.
I would love to travel and meet in person all the aspects above mentioned, but unfortunately as this is very expensive and my purchasing power is quite small, so I devised a way to travel with the imagination in every corner of our planet. A few years ago I started a collection of letters addressed to me in which my goal was to get at least 1 letter from each country in the world. This modest goal is feasible to reach in the most part of countries, but unfortunately it’s impossible to achieve in other various territories for several reasons, either because they are countries at war, either because they are countries with extreme poverty or because for whatever reason the postal system is not functioning properly.
For all this I would ask you one small favour:
Would you be so kind as to send me a letter by traditional mail from Macedonia? I understand perfectly that you think that your blog is not the appropriate place to ask this, and even, is very probably that you ignore my letter, but I would call your attention to the difficulty involved in getting a letter from that country, and also I don’t know anyone neither where to write in Macedonia in order to increase my collection. a letter for me is like a little souvenir, like if I have had visited that territory with my imagination and at same time, the arrival of the letters from a country is a sign of peace and normality and a original way to promote a country in the world. My postal address is the following one:
Emilio Fernandez Esteban
Calle Valencia, 39 Bajo C
28903 Getafe (Madrid)
Spain
If you wish, you can visit my blog www.cartasenmibuzon.blogspot.com, where you can see the pictures of all the letters that I have received from whole World.
Finally I would like to thank the attention given to this letter, and whether you can help me or not, I send my best wishes for peace, health and happiness for you, your family and all your dear beings.
Yours Sincerely