Peace(corp)ing out: COS conference

This past week I went to my "close of service" conference. COS conference is a chance for PC staff to tell us important information about reverse culture shock, the perks of being a RPCV (returned peace corps volunteer), and to give us a chance to be say goodbye to each other. It's been nearly 2 years since I've set foot in Ghana and I can hardly believe it.

I got to see all my dear friends (some whom I haven't seen since the first 3 months in country, back when we were still Peace Corps "Trainee's") and that sure was amazing. It's so strange to think that in the next 3 months most of my closest friends will be leaving and going back to the states.

The conference was held at an amazing hotel in the Volta region of Ghana. There was a pool, supermarket, and even peacocks which walked around. It was a little unsettling at first and I realized just how much of a shock America is going to be.

But it's going to be be put off for a year because I've chosen to extend for a year. I'm still working on the Moringa project with my women's group and I want to finish that project before I leave. I also just couldn't leave my kids yet either. I mean, could you leave these faces?

It was a difficult decision but I really just couldn't say goodbye yet. I felt incomplete. So here is to another year!