Since coming to country my group that started at 46 has made its way down to 40. We have lost a variety of people for various reasons. One was crazy so she was sent back to the states just to reappear in country wanting her site back (I think you just proved how crazy you are with that move), another couple flew back to America and sent their resignation from there, another left because he felt his org and housing were not acceptable and admin was not doing anything about it and not returning phone calls. One has a mysterious illness and was medially evacuated and has since been medially separated and the illness has still not been fully diagnosed even tho he is seeing some of the best tropical disease doctors in the country. And last but not least another has been medially evacuated and has 90 days to get better and he will be able to come back. We are crossing our fingers that he is able to return.
We have also had 2 others sent to South Africa for broken bones. No unfortunately I was not one of them even though I was voted most likely to injure myself on purpose to get to South Africa for mcdonalds. I was very close to being able to go when one of the broken bone people who just so happens to also be named Erin discovered her plane ticket did not have her last name on it but instead it was for me…they should have just allowed me to go pick up mcdonalds and I promise I would have come right back and even brought it back for others in the office who are lying if they say they don’t miss it!
Our group may set multiple records while being here...they told us we have one of the oldest most experienced groups in peace corps history...now if we keep losing people at the rate we are now we will be down to one volunteer at the 27month mark...and in just 3 months we had 3 people have to go to south africa (i mentioned 2 of them but the other was one who is now in the states and was first in S.A before being med evaced}...
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