Burkina Faso Assignment

It's been a little under 2 weeks since I've graduated college and I leave in 2 weeks for the next adventure of my life: working as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa! Here's a little bit more about my assignment:

Country: Burkina Faso

Program: Secondary Education

Job Title: Science Teacher

Training in Ouagadougou: June 10, 2009-August 28, 2009

Dates of Service: August 28, 2009-August 27, 2011

Burkina Faso is a small landlocked country, about the size of Colorado, located in West Africa. Check out these sites to learn more about Burkina Faso:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uv.html
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/burkina-faso/
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2834.htm

What I'll be doing:
The objective of my program is to support the efforts of the Government of Burkina Faso in revitalizing its education system and bringing in a new learning and teaching perspective to students and teachers. I'll be working to help Burkina Faso meet its need for secondary school teachers (of which there is a severe shortage), collaborate to improve the quality of teaching, work with counterparts on the development and revision of teaching materials, work to reduce regional and gender discrepancies, and promote girls education.

When I leave:
Exactly TWO weeks from today: June 10, 2009. I'm excited, nervous, and anxious all at the same time. I've known for almost a year that I would be doing the Peace Corps upon graduation, but it's almost actually here and still doesn't seem quite real to me- I'm sure it won't until I'm actually in-country. However, I do know that I'm going to be desperate for correspondance while in Burkina, so please feel free to email me and send me letters and packages via snail mail (hint hint). Also, please send me your mailing addresses if you wish to get letters from me while in Africa.

My address during training (until the end of August):
Emma Prasher, PCT
s/c Corps de la Paix
01 B.P. 6031
Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso

My skype username: emma.prasher. I'm not sure what the internet connection will be like in Burkina, but if you have skype, please add me as a contact!

My future is here and I am trying not to be scared. I think I'm ready, and as Peace Corps says, "Life is calling. How far will you (I) go?"