Welcome to the hodge-podge page of blog information!
I am going to start this blog with
some disclaimers.
1.
I am an
English major, however, I will not
have perfect punctuation, spelling, or word choice. In fact, I plan on making
up my own language as I write. I apologize if this bothers you.
2.
I probably
will not write consistently because I am not sure what my Internet status will
be while in Chad.
3.
I have
decided to begin blogging partly as an opportunity to journal my experience,
and partly to keep my mother updated on my life. For the rest of you, thank you
for being interested and I will not be offended if you don’t tune in
religiously.
Here are some things you may want to know…
My position is in Moundou, Chad, in
the Altonodji Village Orphanage. As of right now, I will be teaching English
and Computer, and helping out any other way I can. I will be living with a host
family and learning French throughout the year.
My mailing address is in N’Djamena,
which is the capital, although I will be living 6 hours away in Moundou. This
means I will not be getting my mail
promptly, but that should not discourage snail mail! My country representatives
said that only about 50 percent of packages actually get to them. If they need
something sent from the States they ask for it in a flat rate envelope, which
has a better chance of getting through the mail.
If you would like to send me something (hint hint), send it
to this address:
Kelsey Ortman
B.P. 2006, N’Djamena
Chad
Pretty easy!
Second order of business. If you
did not get a chance to contribute financially to my SALT term, I will have a
Personal Drawing Account (PDA) that I can draw from while in Chad. It is from
this fund that I can buy personal goods from the local market. This can be a
chocolate bar, a new blanket, etc. If you would like to add to this account,
mail a check to the MCC office with my name and “PDA” on the memo line.
MCC US
PO Box 500
Akron, PA 17501
So hopefully that is not the most entertaining blog I write,
but if you forget an address at some point you can always come back to this
page!
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