BIKE TOUR!

Ok. Well HEEEEELLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! We made the trek around Mad’s largest lake…220km of biking and doing AIDs awareness along with some information on Health, Environment and Business. We did a lot of biking followed by much setting up stations and preparing for the day of partying…well partying as in singing and dancing. We had PSI come help us. A great organization that promotes health around Mad. They were our sound system and helped us make sure all our messages were clear to the people. They were great and I want to give them a good shout out cuz without them, it wouldn’t have been as big of a success. We trekked about 70km the first day and were able to relax that night. We set up camp and the next day starting off the fety (party) in a bigger town. It was a success especially for our first time. We sang songs, in Malagasy, about AIDs to the beat of some well known songs here. We made a station for the people to learn these songs throughout the day so they could sing along with us when it came time for us to perform. It was a great success, yet only day 1. We did this same thing, except without a break for the next 8 days. It was very exhausting but was all very successful. None of the other days were as far of a trek but some were about half as long and not on a paved road so they were equally as tiring. But overall, I am very glad I helped with the bike trip and was part of it. It was great to see 6 other PCVs villages and to be with 20 other PCVs for the tour. We laughed and danced and sang a lot. We also passed sicknesses from one Volunteer to the next but all made it through. It was great to sleep in a bed last night, warm and comfortable. I will be heading back down to my village on Thursday prolly along with another PCV who is going to help with my garden and start up an English Club. I will be back here at the capital the end of August to help train the newbies. So it won’t be long until I have internet again. I hope to hear from some of you in the next couple days. But yeah. That’s about it for now. Life’s great. I miss you all so much. Think of you often. I’m sorry, I am sooooo bad at writing letters. I have one that I started in June and still haven’t finished or gotten it sent. But I hope to do that here in the next couple days. It’s always great to hear from you all and I hope all is well. Take care and known you are all in my thoughts everyday! LUV YOU!