Going to Guinea

I’m leaving for Guinea tomorrow! I’m going with 11 co-workers to Conakry, the capital, to interview refugees. We’re going to be gone for about 2 weeks. It’s going to be really long hours, and we’re working over Thanksgiving, so I’ll get tons of comp time. I think it’s going to be a lot of fun, we’ll have to wait and see though. Two of my close friends are going on the trip as well, so I think we’ll have a good time, even though we’re going to be working really hard. I don’t know how much time I’ll have to see Guinea, but we’re supposed to have Sunday free, so hopefully I’ll be able to see a bit of the country. They make really beautiful fabric there, dark blue dyed with indigo, so I’ll at least have to fit some time in for shopping. We’ll probably also go to the beach, which is supposed to be gorgeous.

Everything is going really well at work. I’ve been really busy, and I enjoy the work we do. I feel like I’ve learned all of the different aspects of our job pretty quickly, and I’m confident in my abilities to do my job well. Many of my co-workers are good friends of mine, so it’s a fun work environment, even when we’re really busy.

I gotta run, lots of preparations for Guinea to do. I’ll still get to check my e-mail occasionally while I’m in Guinea, so everyone can feel free to e-mail me. By the way, I have my own laptop and continual internet access at work, so feel free to e-mail me and distract me from my job!