Oh, dear. How unpleasant. The daughter of one of my friends who joined the Peace Corps a few years ago was sent to inner Vanautu, and had a similar unpleasant experience. On the other hand, another friend's daughter went to Nigeria and not only had a wonderful experience but met and married a handsome and wonderful Nigerian. BTW, my French is very rusty; what's une brousse? Cindy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250