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Josh Forquer's Letter

Letter home from Josh Forquer

An interesting letter home from then-PCV Josh Forquer.

Well hello everbody, I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday season, I am here in Africa, though one can take only so much of sitting by pools and on tropical beaches ya know. How are those blizzards going;).

Well I have been here a year now, and everything is going good. Village is good, a bit slow sometimes, but with just under a year left in this country I am sure the time will fly just as fast as the last year. Not too much is happening at the momentm I am just chillin' in Conakry, capital of Guinea, where good food can be found, for the holidays. Though I recently did make my first foray outside of Guinea, when I went up to Senegal for a few days to see off my friend Jeff, who went home for the holidays. We had a good time and had some crazy adventures. It all started nearly two weeks ago, though it seems months ago.

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