Friday was a bit disappointing, for my World Wildlife Fund counterpart did not show up to the Peace Corps Counterpart Conference. The purpose of the conference was to have the 23 volunteers meet their counterparts, to learn more about what they will be doing and where they will be living, and to create an action [...]
Yesterday, we were all told where we will be stationed for the next two years and a few basics about what we will be doing. It is such a relief to finally know. I will be stationed in Georgetown and will be working for the World Wildlife Fund. That’s really about all I know. I know [...]
This week I received a great care package from David Pittman, a second-cousin (e.g. my dad’s cousin). It was a great surprise, for it contained some of the following goodies, all of which would be great to receive from anyone else at any time (hint, hint, nudge, nudge): Solar Powered Mosquito Repellant Lonely Planet [...]
It was nice having all 23 of us back together for training this past week. We all had much to share with each other for we just switched host families on Sunday, July 14, and were visiting other volunteers the previous week. In general, many of us had a great volunteer visit but were having [...]
On Sunday, I said goodbye to Gale, Anthony, and Zowie as I packed up my stuff and moved to my new host family in Grove. We all had to switch host families so that those who have been living in the country get to experience city life, and vice versa. While my new host family is [...]
