Yesterday, along with 30 other volunteers in the Community and Organizational Development (COD) program and the Agricultural and Rural Business Development (ARBD), I swore in as a Peace Corps Volunteer! The U.S. Ambassador and the Moldovan Agriculture Minister were present to swear us in as we move forward to be a part of the Peace Corps mission to "promote world peace and friendship."
It was a great day.. full of lots of emotion, as we are all so exhausted after 8 weeks of intensive language and technical training and are all eagerly and nervously looking forward to moving to our permanent sites. I am more nervous than ever, especially about the first day of work--- what will I do? What can I do, especially with my limited language capabilities? How will I be perceived by the locals? But, time will alleviate all of these anxieties...I'm sure :)
I'm now at my permanent site and am taking the weekend to settle in, unpack, and mostly rest up. I didn't get much sleep the last week or so as it has been tremendously hot ... around 90+ (and remember, there's no air conditioner) and I've had butterflies in my stomach all week! Wish me luck! :)
It was a great day.. full of lots of emotion, as we are all so exhausted after 8 weeks of intensive language and technical training and are all eagerly and nervously looking forward to moving to our permanent sites. I am more nervous than ever, especially about the first day of work--- what will I do? What can I do, especially with my limited language capabilities? How will I be perceived by the locals? But, time will alleviate all of these anxieties...I'm sure :)
I'm now at my permanent site and am taking the weekend to settle in, unpack, and mostly rest up. I didn't get much sleep the last week or so as it has been tremendously hot ... around 90+ (and remember, there's no air conditioner) and I've had butterflies in my stomach all week! Wish me luck! :)
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