July 4th and Training is Almost Over

So there are now officially fewer than 2 weeks left of training, which is awesome. As i've stated before, everyone (myself included) is ready to be done here in Loitoktok and to move on to our sites and get settled. This past weekend we all went up to our training hub and celebrated July 4th. The 30+ of us are all located in several villages around the town, and each village was responsible for preparing a meal of some kind to contribute to the feast. A group of us decided that ribs were a necessity, so we went to the butcher and got goat ribs to be roasted over the bonfire. This was definitely a phenomenal idea because the roasted goat was amazing, especially when taken along with the spaghetti, bean burritos, guacamole, spanish rice, and assorted other foods. The only downside was that I underestimated what it would be like to carry the goat meat, along with a charcoal stove and my hiking pack, up the enormous hill to the training hub. I'm pretty sure I suffered several small heart attacks along the way, but it was definitely worth it in the end. The night was a great success, with the bonfire, great food, and everyone being able to separate from training for a while. Oh yea, and I got a mowhawk. I was going to cut my hair anyway and figured I might as well celebrate America's birthday in style. I had to cut it off the following day because mowhawks are frowned upon both by Peace Corps and just generally in Kenya. I'll try and get some pictures up. That's all for now, i'll be in touch.