Diego
Shortly
after lunch I returned to my friend’s house to grab my gear, bike, and say
goodbye to friends that were soon returning to America. I was leaving for Diego to work at the
university and would not be returning for at least a month. Diego is a large town in the north of Madagascar
and takes a minimum of 24 hours by brousse to arrive there. A daunting length of time to ride in a brousse but one I had heard was well worth
it. Diego is a location that all
volunteers want to visit at some point in their service and I was lucky enough
to be going for a full month, with a place to live that was paid for. I was still unsure if I would be living at
the university or in a hotel or exactly what