I feel I should do a better job of explaining my work here. As yet, there hasn´t been a whole lot because I´m in training. We have 7 weeks of training in San Vicente, and it mostly involves culture, development, Peace Corps policy, illnesses, and security. Then, we go to our sites for two months to run diagnostics and (I hope) integrate into the community. After that we have 2 weeks of technical training. Officially I am a trainee right now, and I will become a volunteer on March 27 at the swearing in ceremony in the capital. It´s a big party with the ambassador and most of the PC volunteers in ES.
Basically, it will be a long time before I know what I´m doing, and it will probably change a lot. It depends on what the community wants and needs and what is actually feasible. Peace Corps is about capacity building more than anything else, though, so it will certainly involve training and workshops. It´s like the saying about teaching a person to fish instead of giving him a fish.
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Who knew there was so much training and preparation involved in joining the Peace Corps?! I thought you just went and started teaching or farming or whatever. I'm impressed. Glad to hear you are doing well.
ReplyDeleteHi, Becca! I can't wait to hear more about El Salvador and San Vicente and training and your Spanish (any surprises there?) and what you are liking and what is difficult, and I can't wait to see pictures . . . I realize you're probably thinking I need to get a life :-), but in the meantime, what's up, chica?
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