As some of you know and some of you do not, it's official. I quit my job, to travel and bit and do something I've always wanted: join the Peace Corps. As of tomorrow, I am off to Philadelphia to meet my fellow co-conspirators on a trip fueled by a small dose of idealism, a smattering of wanderlust, and the hope that we can make a modest contribution. I'll be in Benin in French-speaking West Africa, specific location yet to be determined, teaching English as a second language. Some of you expressed an interest in keeping tabs on what I am going to be up to so I finally exorcised the social-networking Luddite in me and joined the blogosphere. Oy, next I'll be tweeting. Stay tuned for more updates and I'll do my best to keep them interesting.
Tomorrow I arrive in Philly for staging, to meet everyone, get pumped full of vaccines then given 12 hours in a plane to get immune. Wish me and my anti-bodies luck! My contact info is at the bottom of the post.
Best,
John
John Bohman
Corps de la Paix Americain
01 B.P. 971
Cotonou, Benin
Afrique de L'Ouest (West Africa)
