Mongolia or Bust!
Peace Corps Macedonia Bids Farewell to Jim Carl
Jim,
I feel like we are losing our rock,
our touchstone here in Macedonia.
The calm and ever-clever, clear-eyed
voice of experience and all things PC
moves on. Oh Admin Guy how we
will miss you!
So off you go to Mongolia! Genghis
Khan you are not, but have no fear,
the Mongolian horses (don’t call
them ponies no matter how short
they appear) are very accepting of
beginning riders – or experienced
ones for that matter. Women are now
allowed to partake in almost all forms
of manly sports in Mongolia now
except wrestling. So, there is only a
small amount of work left to be done
on gender equality, how nice.
Jim,
I wish you all the best in Mongolia,
and I have just one piece of advice.
Yak butter is not brown.
Take care,
Dennis Wesner
Dear Jim,
For the Way We Were, we won’t be
the same without your hard work and
commitment to the Way We Are. I
hope you’ll think often of Komendant Koki and best of luck to you and
your family. Thanks for your humorous insight dedication.
Yours,
David Fox
Finally, the best of luck to you and
yours. Oh and by the way, I hear the
fermented mare’s milk is to die for.
Take good care.
PHOTOGRAPH BY KATRINA MEREDITH
Nancy (Wilson)
Thank you for brightening our lives
with your humor and wit. I have
really enjoyed you being a part of the
MAC 11 entry into “the toughest job”
we’ll “ever love” and you have made
it more enjoyable! Have a great time
in Mongolia.
Rachel WhiTford
Keep making joyful music
with your life!
Yo Jim,
Thanks for being a super-cool AO,
for juggling multiple cell phones at
once, for Pauza stories about chorapi,
for your water distiller cleaning tips,
and for being a madman tee-shirt
distributor. Most importantly, thanks
for puting the whole crazy two-year
adventure into perspective with your
lunchtime wisdom. Best of luck in
Mongolia!
P.S. If you discover yak meat is more
amazing than being chased by roosters and peacocks on morning runs, let
me know.
Chao!
Anne Withers
Katrina Meredith
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