Suriname - we have arrived!
All 25 of us have made it safely and are two days into our training. We got into the airport around 1:00am to find out bags and be greeted by the PVC volunteer HQ Director. Once everyone had their stuff we headed out to the transportation area.
Two bus/vans pull up. One for the luggage - one for us. Seriously, this was one of the funniest moments we had shared. On the bus, there is one side that had two seats, the other has one (by the window) then there is a FLIP seat that going into the alleyway. We were crammed in there like a bunch of sardines! In the dark of the early morning, and down the dusty dirt road we went!
About 45 mins later, we turned into the driveway - to hear cheers, laughing, yeahs!! The bus/van pulls up, and we are bombarded happily by the current volunteers!! It was sooo amazing the energy that they gave us!! They made a quick job of unloading our luagage and then helped us settle into our rooms. (Cirsten, Michelle and I are again roommates) and off they went!
We rose the next day LATE.....slept in til 9:30 and had to run to grab some toast and coffee. The food here is well.... ;) Class that day was easy, nice and that nite the current PCV's stopped back over to fill us in on how life is like in post. Then we headed out to grab a drink with them.....
Jack - all 60+ years of him --- plays a mean game of flippy cup! :) I also meet Jennifer Kleckner! She's serving now with her husband Levi. She and I made fast friends, and everyone just got along SOO well. It's a great group of Sur 14'ers --- and I really feel like the current PCV are pretty cool.
Yesterday we had the day to take a field trip into the interior and go swimming. The bus/van was insane!! Bumpy roads, red dirt --- stops on the side of the road to wet....all good fun!
It's good times here - but starting to get a little more indept with our programs and what we'll be doing for the next 2 years. I think now we're just getting settled in and they are letting us adjust a little.
I did teach my group a small yoga session last nite. Kelly the director is also a yogi (way better then myself!)
More later --- xoxoxo!!
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4 comments:
It sounds like summer camp!!! Just remember not to love it so much there that you don't want to come home at some point. :)
Can't wait to see pictures. Glad you're having fun, sweetie!
Drinks, swimming, sleeping late, yoga...are you sure you're roughing it in Suriname? Sounds pretty nice!
Keep on keeping on sistah!
xoxox
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Hey I go Boom!!! Glad to hear you're there safely. I can't wait to see some snaps and hear some jungle stories. Are you in the capitol?
Luv,
BB
wait, flippy cup?? So the party continues??
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