here is a nice little summary of the last month of training:
we had what they call FBT (field base training), where we get split up into groups and visit volunteers sites around the country and work with a school to teach business concepts. my group went to Arequipa for a week. it was about a 20 hour bus ride south of Lima. i fell in love with it down there… snow capped mountains all around, beautiful hot springs - lots of tourism in Arequipa. after that trip, i really wanted to get assigned there.
see all of the photos here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2893721&id=5223530&l=ee5f9cac3c
site assignment day almost gave us all heart-attacks. the anticipation and anxiousness was more than we could handle. low and behold: im assigned to Catache, Cajamarca. luckily, my closest neighbor is Courtney.
PERU PC 15ers:
SBD Peru 15ers:
The New Cajamarca Crew!
photos from the craziness:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2899295&id=5223530&l=071d7e5030
and then we lost adam. and linda followed shortly there after.. peru wont be the same without them.
site visits came - i fell in love with my new hood :)
photos from my first trip to Catache:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2904777&id=5223530&l=e77ea837e0
es por ti: this is a song that my spanish instructor, carlos, taught our spanish class during training. somehow, I convinced my pal, andrew to sing it with me during the closing ceremony at the training center. the ceremony was a celebration we had for the staff and all of the host parents we stayed with during training. no one believed we had the guts to do it - but, yes we did!
video of the performance:
me and my fellow huascaranians at the closing ceremony:
last few days were quite the celebration… which included karaoke, slumber parties, and many many farewell tears..
and then we swore in at the US Embassy - and it is now official......! i am a peace corps volunteer!!!
me and ana's "illegal" picture at the embassy:
the smoker's club - at the embassy:
swearing in:
(you cant really see me, but im stuck in a tim and jimbo sandwich in the back row)
me, boomer, mal, and ana - in front of the embassy:
me with the country director - the one and only SANJAY!:
(with some giggly gringas in the background)
