At the end of my first year in Nacuxa, Matt and I were site changed to a new home, Angoche. We had a security issue where an organized group of robbers entered our school and robbed the school in Nacuxa. We were unaffected, but it was security issue the Peace Corps did not want to risk happening a second time.
Angoche is the complete opposite from my old site, Nacuxa, minus the fact that I live in the same province and still live close to the ocean.
In short, I went from a rural town in the middle of nowhere with stick huts and thatch roofs to a city with running water, paved roads, and multi-story apartment buildings.
My personal house was a rather simple with a large backyard, no running water, and lots of bugs, critters, and snakes. My new house is a second story apartment with no yard, 3 bedrooms, running water, and loads of privacy.
I used to teach in private upper level technical school funded and ran by a Catholic missionary from Spain. I now work in an “incomplete” government secondary school (it stops at 10th grade) that rents classrooms from the Islamic community center and mosque next door.
My classes used to have 30 students of 18 to 24 year olds. I now have classes of 90 to 100 with 14 to 17 year olds.
I could honestly keep listing the differences, but if you are wondering, I’d say there have been more pros than cons in my site change. It wasn’t what I originally wanted because my old site was my first home for me, but it has been a great time in my new home.
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