6 months

i can't believe that i have been here 6 months (tomorrow)... i've had a great time. some parts have been difficult, but all and all, i'm enjoying it. my bosses came to my site last week for our site visit (where they talk to you about the site, ideas for projects, etc). hopefully, with the help of other volunteers in the area, i am going to be able to put a medical incinerator in the health clinic so that biohazardous waste can be burned and properly delt with. i talked to them about the possiblility of doing a water project (installing a pump and pipping so people can have potable water directly into the houses, most villages already have these, but a few in my area don't have the funding for a pump), and possibly working with the schools and teaching children about handwashing and brushing their teeth. projects and activities take a long time, so i'm happy that they have started to get off the ground, but i still have a lot of downtime. i've still be reading a lot, and have had the chance to visit other voulnteers and they have come and visited me. i'm really looking forward to my next 20 months here, i think there's a lot of potential for project, and people seem open (realativly) to making healthy changes.