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 [...]

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 [...]

Sold My Car Today

I’m now officially car-less and jobless!! That’s right; I sold my car today to a lady that I work with at Cardinal.  So, not only am I unemployed, I’m also without a ride!!  I was sad to see the car go, because it’s been a good car for the past seven years! However, I’m glad [...]

My Last Day of Work

So, today was my last day at Cardinal. My teammates had a huge potluck for me, and I literally ate all day! They gave me a card along with $60.00 to go toward getting a cell phone in South Africa. Kim (my previous supervisor) drove in from Louisville to attend and gave me a card [...]

Received my Staging Packet Today!

Wow…how exciting, I received my staging packet today!
Staging is going to be in DC on Saturday July 12-Monday July 14th.  I’ll be flying out the Louisville airport early Saturday morning and arriving in DC around noon.  I’ll be taking a shuttle or taxi from the airport to the hotel in Georgetown that I’ll be staying [...]

Peace Corps Pre Service Training & Placement\Site Location

Pre Service Training Location
A current PCV from South Africa posted the following excerpt on the PCV Central site.  He obtained the excerpt from the most recent PC newsletter:
“SA18s will spend a few days at the college in Marapyane before they move into homes in and around the surrounding villages. A homestay coordinator is soon to [...]

NEW STAGING DATES!!

A fellow PCV posted a message on the Facebook site for my PC group (SA18), that the staging for our group will be in DC from July 12-14, and we will depart for South Africa from DC on July 14th.  He said that he received this information from the South Africa Desk in DC, so [...]