Guest Post: Justin W.

Before I get started I want to let everyone know this blog is not written by Sarah today.  I asked her permission to submit a blog on her behalf.  My name is Justin and I am Sarah’s boyfriend.  We met here in the Peace Corps and I really wanted the opportunity to express to you all, her readers, how impressed I am with her.  Sarah is not one to gloat but I feel the need as a proud boyfriend to do the job.  I intimately know her challenges and her successes, so I feel my words have some value when I say – Sarah is doing an amazing job with her women’s garden.  Before coming here I had in my head an image of what a Peace Corps volunteer was, and while that is a very idyllic image and many of us fall short , I believe Sarah is that very volunteer. 

I am so proud of her and her success with the garden and although it is not perfect, she meets every challenge like a seasoned pro.   Sarah sees her work as late coming and slow going.  I see it as Sarah shock hands and made friends for a year and a half building the respect and trust of a community. During that time she molded the right leaders to have a sustainable garden through patience and skill development. And she didnt stop when the fence was built but is out there every day watering and nursing seeds to life.  All good things take time and she took the time and that is why it is a good thing.

Cheers to Sarah and a job well done.  If you get a chance, congratulate her.   She will not except it out right like any humble person.  She knows the job is never done but the spark of encouragement will help her to know it has not gone unnoticed, because that all she really want as a person who tends to work in the back ground.

This is my recognizing you Sarah. Congratulation and a job well done!