For the next 27 months I will be living and working in Burkina Faso as a non-formal education volunteer with the Peace Corps. For a long time I had always considered joining the Peace Corps, but it was always a far off thought. Last July I submitted my application still unsure whether or not the Peace Corps was what I really wanted to do. In February I received my acceptance and spent a week going back and forth between being positive the Peace Corps was what I wanted to do and being completely unsure. I finally came to the conclusion that the Peace Corps is truly what I want to do and I couldn't wait to start my service. Now that my departure has finally arrived I am nervous for the unknown, but positive that this is exactly what I want to be doing at this point in my life. I can't wait to put myself into a completely new situation and experience everything as it comes. Throughout this entire process my family and friends have been extremely supportive and for that I am so thankful.
So, what exactly am I going to be doing? Right now I only have a vague idea of what I will be up to. I have been assigned as a non-formal education volunteer. I have been told that I will be working on female empowerment projects in schools and working with children at the pre-school level. I am so excited with my placement and cannot wait to hang out with kids all day. French is the national language of Burkina Faso, so most of my work will take place in French. Right now I have a slight French background and I am hoping to pick it up again once I am there. It has been three years since I have even though about French, so hopefully this is not too challenging.
Tomorrow, 5/31, I leave for Washington DC. The following day I start my orientation with my training class. Orientation in DC is only for a day and I fly out on Sunday with the people from my training class. From DC we will fly to Burkina Faso and begin out three month in country training. During the three months I will be living with a host family and getting acquainted to the new culture. After the three months I start my two years of service and will be placed at my site. Right now I am not sure where in the country I will be placed.
At this point in time I have a lot of uncertainty about what is going to come and that makes it difficult for me to provide details. I will try to keep this blog updated, but I cannot make any promises as to how often that is going to happen. For now I will do my best to keep everyone in the loop on this new adventure.
So, what exactly am I going to be doing? Right now I only have a vague idea of what I will be up to. I have been assigned as a non-formal education volunteer. I have been told that I will be working on female empowerment projects in schools and working with children at the pre-school level. I am so excited with my placement and cannot wait to hang out with kids all day. French is the national language of Burkina Faso, so most of my work will take place in French. Right now I have a slight French background and I am hoping to pick it up again once I am there. It has been three years since I have even though about French, so hopefully this is not too challenging.
Tomorrow, 5/31, I leave for Washington DC. The following day I start my orientation with my training class. Orientation in DC is only for a day and I fly out on Sunday with the people from my training class. From DC we will fly to Burkina Faso and begin out three month in country training. During the three months I will be living with a host family and getting acquainted to the new culture. After the three months I start my two years of service and will be placed at my site. Right now I am not sure where in the country I will be placed.
At this point in time I have a lot of uncertainty about what is going to come and that makes it difficult for me to provide details. I will try to keep this blog updated, but I cannot make any promises as to how often that is going to happen. For now I will do my best to keep everyone in the loop on this new adventure.
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