Hi folks!

I have internet access for a few minutes at the MEVA (Peace Corps Madagascar boarding house) after leaving the hospital in Antananarivo and before heading back to our training site in Montasoa. I had a not so fun reaction to the typhoid vaccine they gave me yesterday and ended up collapsed on the floor of my language classroom. After four more shots of epinephrin and benadryl and an IV they drove me to Tana for observation at the hospital overnight.

I’m feeling just fine now and it’s killing me that I missed my flight this morning to Maroansetra to visit my field site. The powers that be are working on getting me on another plane tomorrow, granted there’s a flight. I’m still really excited about visiting my site and am hoping my counterpart can meet me in Maroansetra so I won’t have to ride the taxi brousse to Voloina by myself this first time around. The other trainees in my group have been really supportive. This environment stage is really a special bunch.

With love,
Rachel