Gina's future is a little more clear.Her Peace Corps service is over. She had the option of ending her service now with the equivalent of an honorable discharge, or could have taken an assignment to a new location to serve out her term. The problems with that are twofold: 1) 80% of people who accept that kind of transfer do not complete their 27 months of service, and 2) If you accept a transfer and leave early you don't get the honorable discharge. So this seems like the wise decision.
She'll be on a plane a week from Monday and landing in SFO that afternoon. A college roommate lives in San Francisco but is working in Portland on a project for her company, and has offered Gina and Ben her apartment in the city until January. This is a good offer.
We'll have her home for a little while, then a lot closer than Bolivia or Peru for a while. After that, who can say?And one more big and public thank you to Dave for calling Lima on our behalf to figure out how to talk with Gina. Thanks!
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Well, things look like they're working out at least. Give her a big hello for us!
Wow, Di. Good talking with you yesterday. So glad Gina will be safe. Can't wait to meet Ben.
Wow, Di. Good talking with you yesterday. So glad Gina will be safe. Can't wait to meet Ben.
Great she gets the honorable discharge and won't it be nice to have her so close again. Tell her hi for me.
Bummer that their assignments had to get ended sooner than their original plans. But, given all of the issues, coming home early seems like a good options. Great that they have a place to stay and figure out their next steps. Pass on our hellos too. Have a great reunion!
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