so excited i could pee myself

i’ve been demysted

September 16, 2009 kedougou, senegal

For the past couple of days I have been down in Kedougou on a Volunteer Visit (also known as demystification). The purpose of demystification is to give trainees an idea of what life as a volunteer will be like. They time the visit so that it comes almost exactly halfway through training, which is perfect. [...]

kedou–who? kedougou!

September 9, 2009 thies, senegal

Today was the day that we have all been waiting for… site announcements! The session began with everyone getting led to the basketball court. Painted on the ground was a huge map of Senegal. We are all blindfolded, then led to various locations on the map. When I was led to my spot I called [...]

staging

August 12, 2009 washinngton dc, usa

Before leaving for our assigned countries all Peace Corps Trainers must first report to a U.S. city for “staging”. Staging is essentially an orientation session. The two days are filled with a couple of icebreakers, immunizations, and sessions on Peace Corps policies. The current staging numbers: Number of airports – 5 Number of delayed flights [...]