STaging

So... first day in my Peace Corps adventures... please excuse the way I write for I have a pretty good buzz going on right now. Some of my fellow PC members and I went down for dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe, and I drank some Heinekens. I have a feeling that our 3 month training is going to be filled with many more drunken nights together. Last night, I got a total of 3 hours of sleep because I had to keep re-packing my bags and weighing them so that I meet the 50 lbs limit, and tonight, I will also get about the same amount of sleep because it's already 10 PM and we're supposed to be out of our hotel by 2:30 AM. I usually wouldn't mind sleeping on the plane, but I hate not having enough sleep because I'd be too tired to talk or communicate the next day, and tomorrow is going to be pretty exciting! We're leaving for Africa!

Staging in Philadelphia is such a tease because all we did was talk to other volunteers and get all excited for our adventure, but then we'd have to sit there and endure 5 hours of orientation that doesn't go into enough detail to really teach us anything. I mean, I was so happy and excited to meet and talk to other volunteers, but I didn't like sitting there listening to some guy just introduce us to what's going to happen. The real adventure awaits in Mozambique when we go through our 3 month training. Anyway, our group this year has 66 volunteers, which is a massive amount of people. Hopefully, we'll be able to communicate with each other after training, so that we can still get together even when our service begins. I mean, you think you know the type of pple you're going to meet in the Peace Corps, but when you're actually here and do meet people, it's so different. I love our group and I'm just so excited to begin this new adventure! This is probably going to be my last post for awhile, so wish me luck!

Pre-Departure

Will update once my journey begins. Stay tuned!