Well, we lost two more from our group. Peace Corps doesn't tell us when it happens; we have to find out through the rumor mill.
One, though, I personally met as he was leaving. I didn't know Mark that well, and was sorry to hear that it was health problems with his father that was sending him home (although he admitted that he was going to quit Peace Corps at the end of the semester anyway). We took him out to dinner and then to a casino (although it was not that rolicking a send-off because he was pretty subdued) and he got on a plane at 7:30 AM the next day. The other, Adam, I did know better, and he simply left because he was bored in his small town.
I think we've lost more than ten people now; like I said, they don't give exact numbers.
Another person from my group that is going home, albeit temporarily, is John, because his grandmother is dying. I ran into him at the office in Kyiv yesterday, too. Unfortunately, I had to get back to Zhytomyr, or else I would have spent more time with him, but he has my condolences. He's a great guy and it was tough to see him that torn up.
On a lighter note, one more person is going home: Me!
Yes, I will be flying home from April 20-May 4 to see my new niece/goddaughter, who is due April 16th. I just bought the tickets yesterday, and I'm actually a bit giddy with it. I did not expect to visit home so soon, but now that I am, I'm already mentally compiling a list of everything I'm going to do (they mostly involve food). The timing feels good, too, because I'm not sick of Ukraine, and am not going home to get away from it, which means I'll be willing to come back.
Of course, a lot could change in six weeks, but I don't expect it to.
I realize this just impacts the people I know in Florida, but if others wanted to come to Florida...