Hello family and friends! I hope all is well back in America. Today marks the 25th day here in Cabo Verdi. Peace Corps tells us about the roller coaster ride that we will be on during our time here; we just don’t really know what they are talking about until we are here and on the ride. I was unprepared for the emotional and mental aspect of this training. The distance to something familiar, the thought of something small that you never thought you would miss; these are some of the things that can play tricks on a trainees mind.
Peace Corps has made some recent changes to our language groups which I don’t necessarily agree with. I should explain a little better how training works I guess: So, Monday through Friday we have language and culture training with a group of 3 Peace Corps Trainees (PCT), lead by a Language and Culture Facilitator (LCF). I had just become accustomed to our LCF and gotten into a groove. However, Peace Corps thought changing the groups was the better choice. What the hell do I know; maybe this is for the best. On a good note, our group of 24 trainees is supposedly the first group in the history of Peace Corps: Cape Verde to all be at the intermediate level of conversational Kriolu at our first evaluation!
I don’t think that I have said this yet and feel it necessary to say this: thank you to all of you for your role in my decision to join and do this thing. No matter how large or small your role has been in my life, your support and willingness to learn with me through this blog means the world to me. You are all my connection to what is home.
To: Mom and Dad
I love you and you are on my mind, always
N ta amor nhos y nhos ta fika na lenbransa, siempre
From: Cabo Verdi
