Hello Everyone! I am now officially a Peace Corps Trainee (PCT) and here in Guyana. It is absolutely beautiful. It sure has been a whirlwind! Our staging in Philly was quick, but fun. I got to meet all the 33 members of my groups Guy21. They are all exactly what I expected and more than I could hope for… a great new family! When we arrived in Guyana we were greeted by Peace Corps Staff and current volunteers from Guy19 and Guy20. They immediately gave us bottled water, a coconut with a straw to drink from, and a necklace with either a Guyanese flag or “I love Guyana” on it (I got the Flag), what a great welcome! We checked into our hotel and had a full and long day of introductions and training. Today we had more training and got to tour Georgetown and the Peace Corps office. It was beautiful! We had dinner and limed (hung out) on the seawall. We are going to meet our host families tomorrow and we get to spend the whole weekend with them to integrate before training on Monday. I was excited to find out that my host family is in walking distance from the training site, this means exercise and no hassle of minibuses!!! I am both excited and anxious about meeting my host family. However, I think it will be a great experience. Oh yeah, I got my first round of shots and malaria meds. The nurse gave me the good malaria meds that don’t make you have crazy thoughts or dreams, so I am very happy about that! Other volunteers have already gotten woozy from the meds, but they are adjusting.
On another note, I will no longer be posting my address for security reasons. I know I told everyone here that you would be able to reach me that way, but NO worries! Just send me an email requesting my address and as soon as I can I will forward it on to you! Also, I will have internet cafes to go to during my 2 months of training. However, I am not sure how often I will be able to go or how expensive it will be. So I apologize if it is a long time between updates, but just keep checking! PLEASE leave comments or email and I will write back!
On another note, I will no longer be posting my address for security reasons. I know I told everyone here that you would be able to reach me that way, but NO worries! Just send me an email requesting my address and as soon as I can I will forward it on to you! Also, I will have internet cafes to go to during my 2 months of training. However, I am not sure how often I will be able to go or how expensive it will be. So I apologize if it is a long time between updates, but just keep checking! PLEASE leave comments or email and I will write back!
so glad you got there safely! Looking forward to reading more...
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