Registered today with the Peace Corps and just went though 4 hours of "getting to know you" activities and various briefings: Peace Corps mission & goals, our aspirations and anxieties (for most it's around getting sick), managing risks (health, pick pocketing, harrassment, assaults), and Peace Corps policies.
The gist of it reminded me of the 2nd* most important thing I learned working in health care: "if it's wet and it's not yours, don't touch it" LOL
We check out at 1:30am, leave for the airport at 2am (Reagan National which is 15 minutes away), flight is at 6am. Two hours to Miami. Hang out there for 2 hours. Then 2 more hours to Belize. And then ...
There are 38 of us (28 women and 10 men), eight in the organizational development unit, the rest in either youth development, health education, education, or environmental programs. There are 4 married couples, about 10 retirees, including one guy "Dickie" who joined the Peace Corps because "he was homeless" [I'm so going to like him]. Will send word once I've arrived and wheeeeeee - here I go
Thanks all for the messages and good thoughts - hope we avoid the storms around Florida -
Love alwaysMJP
*the 1st thing I've learned from working in health care is "don't get sick, don't get old"
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