I'm going to Namibia

Yup. For the Peace Corps. It's that country on the west coast of Africa, just northwest of South Africa. Angola's to the north, and Botswana's to the east.

If you want to know more, the Wikipedia article is great, but here are some fun facts:

• Namibia is the 2nd least densely populated country in the world, after Mongolia. It is about twice the size of California, but only has a population of about 2 million.
• Most Namibians are Christians, and most of them are Lutherans! I'll fit right in.
• Namibia has a diverse ecology, with the south being mostly desert, a central plateau, and forests and grazelands in the north.
• Besides native languages, many Namibians also speak German, and Afrikaans.

As for what I'll be doing, it should be something along the lines of teaching computer literacy in the 6th - 12th grades. I'm sure other things will follow (if retired Peace Corps volunteer stories are any indication), but that's the job description for now.

Edit - oh yeah, I leave October 29th so, still got some time in the states.

Housekeeping

This blog has been created as a personal journal, but also as a way of letting people who know me see how I am doing. The primary reason this blog was started, is because I will soon be a Peace Corps Volunteer, and hopefully I will be able to document my experience for my friends and relatives.