Swearing In and Memorial

Tomorrow we will have a very small swearing in ceremony and memorial service for Wyatt here in Lusaka at the Peace Corps headquarters. Wyatt will be traveling back to the states on Tuesday along with a representative from Peace Corps and a scrap book with pictures and letters from all of us. I should be leaving for my post on Wednesday, spending Thursday running errands in Kasama and then get taken to post on Friday or Saturday. This means that I can be reached at the Kasama house on Thanksgiving. It is probably best to call in the evening (mid-morning U.S.).

Obviously, this is not the way that any of us wanted to start our service as volunteers, but I know that Wyatt would want us to be out there doing good work. For me personally, I would like to dedicate my service to Wyatt's memory. I take comfort knowing that his spirit will be with me as I go out to my post. He will be missed by all of us. This is a picture of Wyatt with his homestay brothers.