Shayne's Crazy Makdo Life

We Made It!

We finally made it to Osogovo! Leanne and I had been planning on going for weeks, and every weekend, our variouss rides would bail on us for various reasons. I had actually lost all hope of going, but just when I was convinced that I was never going to go, Vilma (see post below) promised to take us for the weekend....and she didn't bail! For those of you who don't know, Osogovo is the mountain range that's right outside of Kochani, the city next to Orizari. It's actually where we had Camp GLOW last year, so I'd been there, but not in the winter. I have to say, I think it's much prettier in the winter. There's something about the snow-covered mountains and all the trees that makes it absolutely gorgeous. So, we spent last Sunday there, hiking around and enjoying our time with Vilma and Mile. I didn't go sledding, but it was still a fantastic time. Of course, by the end of the day we were all exhausted from all the hiking, but it was definitely time well spent.

In other news, we've got a HUGE seminar coming up. Very important. Except not really. It's our Mid-Service Conference, which should be interesting. It's in Strumica, a city I've never been to, so that's exciting. I'm not really looking forward to the sessions, basically because I don't feel like I need to learn anything right now. The main reason for this conference is for all of us to get our TB tests, and really that's all. But I'll go to the sessions and maybe learn something. I'm really looking forward to seeing all the other volunteers, though. It's a shame that we all don't get to see each other more often, but I guess the point in being here isn't to hang out with a bunch of Americans, right? Regardless, it'll be really great to see everyone.

Other than that, I'm just enjoying the weather- I ran in a t-shirt this afternoon! It was fantastic. I love winter and all, but now that we've had about a week of spring-like weather, I'm done with winter. It could very well make a comeback, but I'm hoping it's down for the count this year. We'll see- the weather here is much like the Midwest- it's constantly changing and you never know what's going to happen. At least it feels a little like home :)

posted by Shayne @ 7:57 PM