We have essentially completed the first phase of training known as Community-based Training. Sunday we will load our packed bags onto a truck once more and move on to Hub-based Training in a small farming community at the base of the Blue Mountains. During the coming phase, our group of 35 will be split three ways according to our respective programs: Green Initiative, Youth as Promise, and Education. Our curriculum will shift to agriculture and environment based training along with culture and language. At the end of this five week training, we will be all but ready to swear in as full blown Peace Corps Volunteers; we are now referred to as Trainees.
Our current host-mother has been very good to us and has given us a great introduction to Jamaica. Her care and guidance will serve us well as we integrate with a new host-family and community in the next phase. We have been spoiled a bit by the comforts of internet, cable, and a washing machine, but those luxuries will be more limited over the next several weeks and even more so when we get to our final community where we will stay for 24 months. Wish us and our fellow trainees luck as we go on to the next level.
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