Change is a Good Thing

First off, apologies for not updating my blog recently. The Dapremonts have been BUSY. Busy with what? Preparing to leave the country for two years. It is way more complicated than you would think. 

In case you haven’t heard, Ryan and I are joining the Peace Corps and moving to Suriname for 27 months (a small, former Dutch colony in South America). Adventurous. Inspiring. Crazy. We’ve gotten all of the above reactions. We want to have an exciting adventure outside of the States before we settle down. We want to experience new things and love on others in the process. It will be extremely challenging and, hopefully, rewarding. Regardless, it will all be an adventure.

Ryan and I will most likely be living in a small village in the jungle along one of the major rivers in Suriname. We will learn a local dialect and live amongst the villagers. Unfortunately, our site will be more on the basic side, which means very limited access to the Internet and any city conveniences. So, we will be able to check our email, update our blogs and pick up mail but we are not sure how often (perhaps once a month or once every couple of months).  

So…to symbolize this huge change (and in preparation for the hot, humid weather and having to bathe in a river), I chopped off all my hair and donated it to Locks of Love. I am ready for the jungle!!

Here I am, annoyed with that long mess of hair…

 Now see if you can tell  what is different in these two pics…