benin?

So today I decided I would pretend it's Benin (since I have a pretty good guess that it is).

I do know that I will be doing health work, probably HIV/AIDS education, malnutrition, sanitation and prenatal care stuff. Apparently health care workers are the most isolated (as compared to the other volunteers that teach english or do small business development) Sometimes I wish I was going to do Small business development because it seems much more tangible to make a difference.
I don't know how I feel about rural isolation. On one hand, I feel so dependent on communication, I would much prefer to have internet access/ cell phone on a slightly more regular basis. I also don't know what it would be like not to have running water and electricity, I am also afraid of the heat. and the bugs. But mostly i am just so excited I can't quite believe it. I doubt anyone of my friends will want to read this blog, since I talk their heads off about it all the time anyway.

1) All volunteers currently in Benin blogs and pictures are available at: http://www.peacecorpsjournals.com/bn.html
2) There are 13 symptoms of peace corps withdrawal and a Former Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) remembers her experience in Benin and talks about them at http://www.transom.org/shows/2001/200112.shows.africa.warga.html
3) Peace Corps volunteers seem to go off and do wonderful things after their service, at least the ones whose experiences get written up on the internet do. And it sounds like it helps get them into graduate school, medical school, etc. Peace Corps social entrepreneurs are on a podcast by social edge.
4) Stanford is 11th on the all time list of most peace corps volunteers sent! But I don't know anyone else who is going. Personally I think that nowadays would-be-Stanford-Peace-Corps-volunteers opt for Teach for America instead. Thoughts?
5) Magic trees! A former PCV from Benin started an NGO called GARPE that works with Moringa trees. Moringa trees have protein and vitamins and oils and all sorts of wonderful nutrition in them and they can grow in anywhere, super fast. The plant can also be ground up and purifies water! They really do sound like magic. They sound like Dr. Seuss' Truffula Trees from the Lorax. http://peacecorps.mtu.edu/resources/studentprojects/moringa.htm