My blog has always been about giving some insights to new Peace Corps parents based on my experience as a Peace Corps Mum for the past 11 months.
So it's coming up for a year with Marlow's stint in Burkina Faso.
At this stage, mums and dads, you will have lived through a lot with your PCV child. They will have gotten sick - check. They will question their efffectiveness on their mission - check. They will crave things that you can send in packages - check. They will crave things that you can never send in packages - check.
At the year mark, I think this is the point where your child is so immersed that you realize a pivotal change - where their home is. Marlow's home is in Burkina Faso. Truly her home - with furnishings and a garden that she's proud of.
I won't touch on all that Marlow has done so far. Hard graft on her part and a lot of learning that makes her and the Burkinabe people she helps better in so many ways that are hard to define.
This is the point where you want to go to BF, if you can and haven't already.
