Tag: Peace Corps

Mid-Training/Evening Explorations 3

We have been informed that we are mid-training, and we are therefore taking part in all sorts of evaluative processes to determine how things are progressing. I wasn’t feeling burnt out at all until I was told that I should be feeling stressed and tired of all this. Spanish class is still fantastic. I might […]

Return from Volunteer Visit

I’m back from a few days in the campo. Great trip. Only time for a few pictures right now. Starting with the most important – the food. Had delicious huaraches in the mercado, and definitely not the shoe variety – blue corn, nopales, potato, and mucho queso. Also had some time in the beautiful park. […]

Volunteer Visit

I’m headed out for my Volunteer Visit tomorrow. I’ll be traveling into the campo to see three current volunteers in the environment program. I’m very excited to see what they are doing, and since these are some of the other PC climbing chicas. I’ll most likely be without internet until Sunday, so here are some […]

Guanajuato, Mexico

There was no doubt that everyone was enchanted by Guanajuato. The most common lament was that no one would be stationed there. While we had another meeting canceled here, the frustration was tempered by the extra time for our cultural activities. Even though I wasn’t really eating, I loved the green bakery, and I always […]

León, Mexico

As I look over the pictures from León, taken during our Field Based Training, I think that I’m not giving the city enough credit. It certainly looks like we had some fun. The experience was a bit tainted, figuratively and literally, by the frustration of having one of our meetings canceled. the trouble to find […]

Return from FBT

I’m back from my mostly interesting trip to Léon and Guanajuato. The highlight was definitely Guanajuato. Not only is the city just beautiful, but the mummy museum is also amazing. I’m working on editing the pictures, but here is a panorama of Guanajuato to get started. I think everyone was disappointed that no one will […]

FBT

The whole group of PCM10 trainees, a few Spanish teachers, and a couple of other facilitators are headed out tomorrow for our first field based training. We also have another transport rally to explore one of the cities we are visiting and practice Spanish (siempre). So, back on the weekend. One highlight from the previous […]

Fiesta de Olé

Our Spanish school hosted a party for us and our host families last Friday. The highlight was definitely the dancing. There were demonstrations of 3 styles of traditional Mexican dancing – from the northern, central, and southern regions. After the demonstration, the dance teachers were giving a bit of a group lesson to those that […]

flores de bienvenida

The end of week one: arrival at my host family’s home where I will be living for the next 11 weeks. Training begins in full force on Monday. They are a lovely family – very warm, generous, and patient. I am their second Peace Corps trainee, but I’m not sure what level of Spanish the […]

Arrival in Mexico

I have many new photos to upload, but I am still trying to get my internet routine back to a regular schedule, in addition to learning Spanish for something like 6 hours a day and absorbing all the other information of a new Peace Corps Trainee. So, it is about a week delayed, but here […]

Going-away Party Day

Two more days in Switzerland, and I’m not sleeping so well as a result. The stress isn’t too bad though, or else this flu would have hit me much worse. After M ruthlessly helped me go through my suitcases last night, they are under-weight with only a few things still to go in. So it […]