The Beginning

So, here I am, at the beginning...once again.

My name is Katy Prather and I have a lot of things to say about everything. I don't know where to start or how to end, so we'll just take this as it comes. This is my first time as a blogger and, to be honest, I'm a little reluctant. My husband has been convincing me for months to begin this conquest of words and experiences...to share with you the things I've experienced through my words...and I finally figured, what do I have to lose?

So let me start at the place where everything began, simple enough. I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in South Africa for two years, 2003 to 2005, so what you will read are my thoughts, feelings, and memories during that time. It was sometimes rough, as my words may reflect, but I hope through reading you will gain some knowledge about what the people of Africa have to offer. I, in return, will have the joy of looking back with peace to a land far away and to people I love and miss very much. (As for my husband, Dale, his story is also mine. Our journey will be told in entries to come. Our love unfolding, step by step, day by day.)

Thank you for reading. Now I begin...