Well, my bags are full and I've finished my online French program, so it's off to the Peace Corps I go. Early July 1st I'm flying to Philly for 'staging' and on July 3rd I'll get on a plane with my 54 new best friends. After a stopover in Paris, we'll arrive in Cotonou, Benin on Independence Day. There we'll start 9 weeks of training that will culminate in a swearing-in ceremony in September after which I will be a full-fledged Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) instead of a lowly Peace Corps Trainee (PCT).
If you've never heard of Benin, you're probably in good company. It's located in West Africa, between Togo and Nigeria. It's a republic of primarily French-speaking people, with religions (Christianity, Islam, and animism) concentrated regionally. The dictionary gives three pronunciations: Be NEEN, Be NIN, and BE nin. My favorite is the first, but more on that will be forthcoming.
I'm going to try to at least post pictures on this blog, and hopefully text as well, but I'll know more about that once I figure out internet availability in Benin. So stick with me for a little bit, and more interesting stuff should be coming right up!
6 comments:
We're very proud of you sweetie!
Good luck! You're going to have the adventure of your life. Can't wait to read all about it.
Love you, snookie wookums. Ha!
Hmmmm.... didn't think my name would show up.... how embarrassing...
Hope you are doing well and looking forward to pictures!
This is an excellent title. How did you come up with it? =]
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