Hola!
The past three days have been exhausting and from what Ive heard from other volunteers (there are three here with us until tomorrow to give a real persepective on being a volunteer), training is a crazy and tiring three months. There are 24 trainees, 19 girls and 5 boys. Supposedly the proportions are 60/40 and this group is just the exception, but who knows.
The most exciting thing we've completed over the past three days is a long long language assessment which placed us with other PCTs we will be living with for the next 3 months! I was placed in a town called Dolores, it is Carazo municipality, to the South East of Managua (the closest town is Jinotope if you are looking on a map). I was placed in the intermediate language group which is great- falling pretty much right in the middle in terms of my language skills. Its great because the advanced group (pretty much fluent) have to give charlas (health lectures) in a week, ha! I get to start the week after and will give about 5 over my time in training. I will also for a youth group, how you ask? who knows! Hopefully I will by the time Im expected to do it- in apporximately 2 weeks.
A typical week during training: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday we have intensive Spanish classes from 8AM-3PM and then "interactive homework". On Weds and Friday we have technical training classes in Managua (our towns are approximately 45 min from Managua and all within 20 min of one another).
I will be living with a host family. My fmaily is small; mother, father and brother. Sounds sort of like my family! One of the PCVs (Peace Corps Volunteers) here with us was the "son" of this family when he was a volunteer two years ago, so I have some inside scoop which is cool. Turns out I have my own bathroom, which is high living in comparison to other volunteer placements. I dont know how I scored something so sweet- especially because I dont need it- but I am happy to have it! My "mother" is pretty strict Ive heard, and will want me home by 9, which will be ok- Ill probably want to sleep anyway!
I will be with 3 other volunteers, Stephanie, Neil and James in Dolores. I will have my Spanish classes with them and we will all be together as a group for technical training.
Other than that, the only thing else I have to report has to do with the mass amounts of rice and beans I've already eaten- preparing to eat some more in the morning.
Yummm.
More soon, once I get to training site.
Hasta Luego,
Tucker
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