MY NEW HOME & FAMILY

     Wow, it’s only been a week and one day since I left the US, but it seems as if it’s been a month.  Yesterday was a very eventful day for me, because I met my host family for the first time.  The families arrived at the college around 10:30 am yesterday to pick us [...]

Ugg..too many languages!!

So, I’m a little nervous right now, because I’m going to be meeting my new home-stay family tomorrow.  I’m worried because I don’t know the local language, I don’t know all the customs yet, I don’t know my way around, I’m going to be in a new area, I’m going to be alone, and I [...]

PST…it begins

Wow, it’s been a really hectic but exciting few days, so that’s why I haven’t written since Saturday.  So, I’ll try to catch you up.  Staging continued on Sunday with more training.  However, I felt a little better on Sunday, I wasn’t near as emotional.  I still didn’t socialize on Sunday with the other volunteers. [...]

Bye for Now

Hi Everyone,
I’m at the airport getting ready for the 17 hour flight to South Africa.  I probably won’t have internet until Sept, and will try to post again then.
Stay Safe!

STAGING…DAY 1

I’m really exhausted right now, but I wanted to get down how I’m feeling.  Today I flew to DC from KY for Peace Corps staging.  I was really tired this am, because I cried for several hours last night.  I’m excited to be joining the PC, but I’m sad about leaving everyone behind!  It seems [...]

News Enterprise Interview

The following is an article that was published in today’s (7/11) News Enterprise newspaper.  It’s an interview I had with journalist Robert Villanueva on Wednesday.
PREPARING FOR THE PEACE CORPS
By ROBERT VILLANUEVA
 
rvillanueva@thenewsenterprise.com
 
CECILIA — Until recently, Sherry Wooden knew “nothing” about South Africa, aside from what she considered basic knowledge.
 
But since the 34-year-old Cecilia resident applied for [...]

Even More News About PST Site!!

New information from one of the current volunteers in South Africa regarding the college that I’ll be a for about a week after I arrive in South Africa. 
“More about the training site, I dunno that’s classified information, lol, ok… It’s located a few kilometers from the nearest villages and the terrain is largely flat. As [...]

I Finished Packing!! WAHOO!!

OMG…I worked the entire day trying to get everything packed and finally succeeded!!  I ended up having to leave some stuff behind, because it wouldn’t fit! It was rather difficult and frustrating trying to decide what to take and what to leave behind! Actually, it got pretty stressful.  Every time I thought I had made [...]

New Information About PST Location and Language Training

One of the current PCV in South Africa posted the following information on the website PCV Central for my group, and I thought I would share.  The information is regarding the location of PST (Pre-Service Training) and language training.

“I’m at your training site right now, with your language trainers, who are all very excited to [...]