tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689511883843300236.post4120172160486183169..comments2023-10-30T06:28:24.063-07:00Comments on Caitlin in the Peace Corps: Senegal: PC trainingCaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09035707367649386442noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689511883843300236.post-7534028276308168302007-08-20T13:30:00.000-07:002007-08-20T13:30:00.000-07:00My Darling Cait-My sincerest apologies for not hav...My Darling Cait-<BR/>My sincerest apologies for not having written earlier. Just chatting briefly with you and looking through your amazing blog entries was a wakeup call to me that I can't just think about you, I've got to write too, duh :-) <BR/>The cultural, first-hand knowledge that you're collecting about village life is unbelievably important. Misplaced funding (not to mention poorly-assigned PCVs) makes me livid just thinking about it. I honestly don't know how it happens so consistently and why it has gone on for so long! Hearing about friends and family who work with the foreign service and have experienced the same level of frustration with the bueracracy makes me wonder where the breakdown in communication occurs. I'll have to investigate more about this just to understand the problems inherent in the system.<BR/>On a personal note, I miss you very much and, I'm sure you get this all the time, but I'm incredibly proud of your perseverance, you're strength, your selflessness (sp?), and the work that you do. You inspire me and this blog gives me some idea of the sacrifices you've made to help others. <BR/>Kaelen's comment says it best but please know that you really are changing the world for the better, even wen you can't see the immediate successes of your work.<BR/>All my love to you,<BR/>MeghanMEKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413673432138415293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689511883843300236.post-33596159522952412392007-08-17T23:03:00.000-07:002007-08-17T23:03:00.000-07:00Dear Caitlin,I stumbled upon your blog in my email...Dear Caitlin,<BR/>I stumbled upon your blog in my email and felt compelled to reach out and find some picture of the amazing experiences your are having. Please know that your patience and struggles and triumphs and expansions go farther than you can ever conceive. When a person sets out as you have done, to offer herself, her hands, her mind, her heart and being in a compassionate act that she knows will put her through the ringer (to put it mildly), it is like casting a cosmic vote. Not a vote in any political race or polarized battle, but an invisible vote that is your actions in themselves that state clearly who you are and how you choose to create and perceive the world. This vote spreads out from you like ripples on water and resonates with those around you (and far away!) in an exponentially growing web of positivity. And in this metaphorical cosmic election, it is these votes which have the real and tangible potential to accomplish the ever elusive cliche...change the world. <BR/>I hope that these words offer you strength and comfort, affirmation and connection, should you feel the need for them. You see, even friends from long ago feel pride at what you are doing.<BR/>Blessings,<BR/>KaelenScouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186162806038389015noreply@blogger.com