N gosta d-vida!

family, friends...its been about a month now and i am still loving every minute of this experience! right now i have 4 weeks of pre service training left before i head to my respective site for the next 2 years. where that site is, i do not know...but will find out this next wednesday, whoop! pre service training has me living with a host family near the town of Assomada. there are about 30 other trainees here as well. i have language classes about 4 hours a day, mon-fri as well as cultural development, business, etc. i get to do various activities on the weekend like go to the beach, (which is gorgeous!), hiking at the national park, enjoying a festa or just hanging out with my host family. right now i am learning kriolu, which is a mixture of portuguese and inland african dialects. after i have fully learned this language i will be learning how to speak portuguese. once my pre service training is complete, i look forward to being able to communicate on a more personal basis. hope this finds everyone well! ti logu!

Keep On Moving

I'll be in Boston for a Peace Corps conference on July 13th, then on a plane officially headed to the island country of Cape Verde the night of July 14th! Once there, I will be doing a 9 week cultural and language training course on the island of São Tiago. My job title is Environmental Education and Awareness - Jr. SED Advisor. The program entails Community and Small Enterprise Development (SED).