Mark and I met up with 5 other volunteers who arrived today. After a little meet and greet sesh we decided to hit the town with the intention of finding the best cuban food Miami has to offer. We found a spot close to the hotel and after a few awkward minutes we all got to talking. Other than Mark, there's Ruby, who lives in LA. Jamaica will be her second stab at the Peace Corps thing. She was evacuated out of Eastern Europe last July after her training due to some political unrest in the region. Then there's Linda from Oklahoma who, if I understand correctly, has been some type of counselor or therapist her entire career. Ann and David also joined us. David served as a volunteer in the PC 30/40 years ago and decided that he's ready for round two. I'm pretty sure David has traveled every continent in the world besides Antarctica, and to top it off, he has a PhD in Biophysics.... pretty cool dude to talk to. I have a feeling I'll learn a thing or two from him in the next two years.
I was the only one at dinner tonight who is working in the ag sector or, formally, the "Green Initiative". I'm looking forward to meeting some of my peers at staging tomorrow.
It's only 6 o clock on the west coast but I am exhausted! Time to call it a night as I have a busy day of "staging" tomorrow. I have a feeling staging will involve lots of tedious paper work but I cant wait to find out for sure!
Then, on Wednesday morning we all board a plane for Kingston.
Thanks for all the goodbye love this week. Below are some pictures from packing, fishing trip with grandpa, and the farewell dinner at moms... enjoy.
i miss you already... work was depressing today. good luck love bug e-mail soon!
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