"Relocated"

To a temporary consolidation point. Though I was removed from site abruptly last night, I was not ev%!*&ted. We are not to use that word. We might go back. Official word is the following:

U.S. Embassy - Warden Message - Bamako, Mali - October 14, 2006
The Embassy of the United States in Bamako, Mali, would like to inform U.S. citizens that it has received information suggesting a possible threat to U.S. interests in Timbuktu. The Embassy encourages all residents and visitors in these areas to exercise heightened vigilance concerning their own safety. The Embassy also wishes to inform Americans that as a precautionary measure Peace Corps Volunteers are being temporarily relocated from the area of Timbuktu.

They don't even know if we will be able to go back. I tried to say goodbye in the hour or so I had...but it was tough finding people (call came in at 9pm, left for airport at 4:30am). I gave my kitty I just got (mouse problem solved!) to my teacher and told people God willing I would be back in 2 or 3 weeks. And I was just getting really settled. I had started my research (home surveys) and was getting a feel for future projects I would conduct. Like girls sleeping around with older guys for the cadeaux they receive...and ending up pregnant. It maybe a conservative culture, but when resources are few...At any rate, I've already discovered this need in only 2 weeks. So much more to be done! I definitely want to get a girls club started and generate some income for this group. But only if I am able to return. I am not losing hope until I receive more info. But it will certainly be difficult to learn another language and adjust to a new site if need be...since Koyracini Sonrai is only Timbuktu region. Perks: I am back in the south and there is fruit again!!! Yero fo huborodiyo! We greet y'all!