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Sep 03, 2004
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Dec 28, 2006
Turkmenatbat,
Turkmenistan
Friday, April 1, 2005
Hello everyone.
I have some bad news for you all. Unfortunatly, this will be my last email from Turkmenistan. I have decided that it is time for me to leave. I really need a burrito. Being here in Turkmenistan really made me understand how important burritos are to me, so I have decided to say good bye to this amazing adventure. Surprising, I know. This is coming at a time when my Turkmen language was starting to improve, work was picking up and things were really starting to feel good, but I am just really craving the beans, rice and perfect tortilla that only Chipotle can make. I know it may sound a little selfish, but I am going to have to put myself infront of the people of Tstan for a burrito.
Thank you for your efforts of trying to deliver the burrito to me. Many of you wrote, many of you didn't, but there are no hard feelings. I mean, I really only missed the burrito. I tried many of times to overcome making the perfect burrito here, but my tortillas always ripped, there are no tomatoes avaliable in the winter, the sour cream gave giardia to half the PC volunteers and I won't even tell you about the numerous disasters of my attempts at salsa. So it is time. For many other reasons as well I am calling it good. I have notified Peace Corps about my decision to leave. They have been very supportive of the whole thing. Apparently people leave all the time for numerous reasons, some similar to mine included quitting for a New York Pizza, a subway sub with all the fixings and one extreme case left for KFC (it was still Kentudky Fried Chicken when he was here, but got wind of KFC and healthy food so made a run to the boarder, my guess is he wanted Taco bell as well, but it wasn't in the paper work). So they are doing their best to get me out of here as soon as possible. There is a lot of paper work that I have to fill out and exit interviews, but really, it is time for me to come home. I think my flight will get me back on
APRIL FOOLS!
November 17th, 2006. Seeing as I want to eat a burrito for everyday I was gone, that would be about 735 burritos. Chipotle watch out. I left this country for the burrito~!
Wow that was a lot easier than I thought to write, those are some dangerous words! I am really going to ashgabat this weekend, so I will get out a good email hopefully in my time there. I hope all is going well with you all. I miss you all lots! Keep writing, cause something as a letter helps the cravings!
love you
katy
