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The Homestretch

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Yikes! It's been four months since I've blogged...my excuse is that I've been busy...watching Gilmore Girls, hanging out, finding creative ways to cook cabbage (I've given up), and napping. Close of Service Conference Last week my cohort attended our final Peace Corps Conference- Close of Service (COS). It is crazy that we have less than 4 months left of service! It was a week full of mixed emotions- excitement that I have almost accomplished finishing my service, sadness reflecting on the events of last April, and also disbelief in realizing that I will soon leave a community and country that I have grown to love so much. This conference was all about the logistical, emotional, and practical steps of closing out service, saying goodbye, readjusting to life in the states, and eating as much delicious food and enjoying as many hot showers as physically possible… Health 6 with Staff at COS Conference, April 2016 Wrapping up Projects Just before COS, I co