Peace Corps Guyana: Birthday and Site Change

May was a hard month. That's probably why it's taken me three months to get to writing this blog. I had an incident happen in my site that caused me to break down in a way that I've never broken down in my life. I had multiple panic attacks and couldn't stop crying. It was scary and I didn't feel like myself. I had to spend a couple weeks in town where staff decided it was no longer safe for me to return to my site. It was a really hard decision that I didn't have to make but I still feel incredibly guilty over. Then staff told me I might need to get Interrupted Service (Where I go home with Peace Corps' support and full benefits) because they were preparing for the next group to come (Guy 31) and didn't have enough sites for me right now. I was very upset. I did not want to leave Guyana this way. So much of my service had been out of my control that now I couldn't even decide when and how I went home? I told them I would serve anywhere, put me in any region, in any situation, but I'm not ready to leave and especially like this. That was a Friday and the next day just happened to be my birthday. My mom, who definitely wins the award for Best Mom, paid for two nights at the Marriot so I could have a nice weekend and get away from all the drama. My friends, who definitely win the award for Best Friends, came from all over to stay with me and spend the weekend with me. It was so fun and I am so lucky. Thankfully staff was able to find me a next site and I was moved to Region 2, where we trained originally. (Mainstay is in Region 2) I was so relieved and I'm so glad to be finishing my service.