16 days!

In 16 days I head to Washington DC. . . 3 quick days there for greetings, paperwork, and shots. Then a 17.5 hour flight to Johannesburg and the adventure begins!

Once I'm in South Africa I will take up writing on this blog. . . and snail mail. I would love to have pen pals from home so here's what you need to know:

* mail takes 2-3 weeks
* $.95 a letter
* write airmail on the envelope
* if you send a package, make it a padded envelope
* if you scribble religious symbols/quotes on the letter the odds of it getting to me are greater
* if you use red ink to address the letter it again is more likely to arrive intact

Finally- my address!

Molly Murphy
Peace Corps
PO Box 9536
Pretoria 0001
South Africa

Oh and I'm sure some of you may be wondering what I am actually doing when I arrive. Well for 8 -12 weeks I'll be in training (learning Sepedi, safety, AIDs education, first aid, cultural training, etc.) in the Pretoria area. Then I'll be living with a family in a rural community and begin my work as an educational resource specialist.