Finalamente!

Tomorrow is the day we have been waiting for. Finally Peace Corps is going to answer the question I asked way back in January during my PC interview. The same question I asked again when I received my invitation to go to Peru.

Where am I going to go???

Imagine this, you are about to step away from your home, family and friends to move to another part of the globe for the next two years of your life. You prepare to leave but you don’t know where you are going. OK, so they’ve told you the country but Peru is a pretty big place. With its own boundaries you’ve got coast, desert, rainforest, rolling hills, dusty plains, the Amazon jungle, and the Andes Mountains. You’ve got small towns, big cities. People that speak Spanish, people that only speak Quechua (native Peruvian language). For transportation you might have cars or, maybe a donkey. For a bathroom you could have a toilet or in the case of some, the woods. There is a chance of communicating over the internet, or maybe just one land line for the entire community. As for a place to bathe, the local irrigation canal, a bucket bath or possibly a shower. Hmmm, think about that for a minute. Wait, no I really want you to think about it. Ok, now, are you ready to make the move?

You decide to take the big jump. You’re set to go, but wait, what do you pack? You’ve got two bags and no more than 100 lbs. Do you bring the rain coat, or the snow pants? Hmmm, maybe the bathing suit, I’d really like to learn to surf. Oh wait, not enough space. Only pack what you need. But where are you going? Good question.

Tomorrow is the big day ------ Site Assignments.