Just wanted to introduce everyone to the blog I will be keeping during my time in the Peace Corps. I was going to try a mass e-mail but this website seems to be easier to use and I am hoping to update it about once a month, but that all depends on my accommodations. Here is my current update.
I leave Sunday morning, August 24th and I am heading to Miami, FL for a 3 day pre-service training known as staging. After the 3 days in Florida I will be flying to St. Lucia and living in a hotel for 1 night, and then with a family for the next few weeks while I continue my training. Once I am sworn in for Peace Corps service I serve 2 years. Oh, by the way, I will be spending my time in St. Lucia, thus the title of my blog. ; ) It is an island in the Eastern Carribean so I can finally be the beach girl I always knew I was!
Really, this entry is to introduce you (and me) to this blog and hopefully it is a way for us to keep in touch while I am away. The support from my family and friends is really important and will certainly help me through the process. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported me since I began the application process last fall.
Currently I am scared to death, but also super excited to start my service. I am sure I will be going through many challenges such as: learning a new language, kweyol (creole), learning to live by myself, and representing the country while also staying true to myself. It will be a difficult journey but I am excited and glad that I have found an outlet to share it with you all!!
Hugs and Love,
Kelli
1 comment:
Kelli,
I am SO anxious to hear about your travels..
...I am sure you are filled with many emotions as you get close to departing...
As you live in a new culture.. I hope you absorb..appreciate..and of course learn.
As you expand your limits and comfort..
May this be just the start of your continued growth..
Much love, Aunt Carol and Uncle Jim
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