Part of the weekend absence is also made a bit more difficult due to a Peace Corps volunteer’s social life. The weekends are the time when all the volunteers in the Peace Corps get together for a party, site visits, etc. Which makes our hours-long weekend Skype chats non-existent and postpones our potential dates (watching a movie at the same time).  That said, I am incredibly happy that my bf has such an awesome group of friends over there, I think it would be so much tougher for him if he had nothing to do on the weekends than it is for me. I can at least drive to places in my car or go see a show and not worry about curfews or being out at night by myself in a strange country.  I also love how awesome his friends have been to me when I’ve visited and it has been really cool to get to know them, and realize that they will be in touch for many more years to come.

So, yes, the weekends are tough when you are in a long-distance relationship, but always in these kinds of situations I try to remember that this is a temporary situation and in a few months we will have all the couple weekend time we can handle, so I am trying to enjoy this alone time as much as possible.