Deployment: delayed
Blog entry #1 (originally posted on 15 September 2023) I should have already arrived to Kongo. My suitcase was almost packed, I’ve resolved most of my affairs at home, but a mishap with the Italian post had my passport stranded for several weeks. Luckily, after many calls and emails, along with the help of the very kind embassy staff in Rome, I had my visa issued within a day. So, after rebooking flights and receiving my travel document, I am all set for deployment. I say that I am all set because I have been meticulously planning, reading, making lists and asking questions on all possible fronts. I may have my concepts of what I’m about to encounter, but I promised myself that I am going open, adaptive and eager to learn. Even though this volunteering experience which I’m about to kick off will undoubtedly change the course of my life - I want it to change my life, I feel that I need to make a note of how it came to be in the first place. Before arranging various disease vac...