Although we swore in as volunteers a week ago, the EE (English Education) and HE (Health Education) volunteers are still technically in PST (Pre-service training) until this coming week. For the past three weeks, we have been (mostly) taking a break from our technical and language sessions and instead we have had Practice School. Practice … Continue reading PST Practice School
This past Friday was our swearing-in ceremony. This is the moment we transition from being Peace Corps Trainees to actual Peace Corps Volunteers! In the past, the different programs have had separate ceremonies at different times because the training for SED (Small Enterprise Development) and COD (Community Organization Development) is 2 weeks shorter than the … Continue reading Swearing In!
Life has been busy! Here's my life lately in pictures: Fun times and barely a minute to spare!
Thirteen months ago (one year + one month) from today, I submitted my Peace Corps application. Applying to the Peace Corps is a LONG process. I know other volunteers here who started the process two plus years ago. I applied on a whim after randomly ending up on the Peace Corps website. A day after … Continue reading I Still Can’t Believe It!
The past week was a bit of a long week. We're hitting that point in our training where we are all tired, and ready to be done with classes for 8 hours a day. Here's a recap of the week: We had classes off on Monday afternoon so that we could celebrate the 4th. We … Continue reading Life Lately 7/10/16
The Oke Den 