At 5am on March 10, 2010, 41 strangers landed in Dakar, Senegal. It was the beginning of our Peace Corps adventure. At this point, I have been in country for a little over a year. Its crazy how quickly the time has gone by and how far we've all come. Here's a rewrite of the song "Seasons of Love" from RENT that gives you a glimpse into our lives. ENJOY!
Seasons of Sweat
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes,
Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes,
How do you measure, measure a year?
In malaria, amoebas, in giardia, and bouts of diarrhea.
In donkeys, in millet, in buckets, amd MAGGI.
In Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes,
How do you measure a year in the Corps?
How about sweat? How about sweat?
How about sweat? Measure in sweat.
Seasons of sweat. Seasons of sweat.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes!
Five hundred twenty-five thousand experiences.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes,
How do you measure the life of a Peace Corps Volunteer?
In WAISTs that he played, in Fourth of Julys.
In Moringa he plants, and Ks that she biked.
You have to remember to Hibiclense your wounds,
Staph infections are no good!
Have fun in village!
Have fun in Kolda!
Seasons of sweat.
--PEACE
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