Stephanie Says...

"Be the Change You Wish to See in the World" - Gandhi

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

In the beginning...Washington, DC Staging



Its all beginning - I've just spent my first two days at "staging" in Washington, DC preparing to become a Peace Corps volunteer. My group of 52 met here in the Nation's Capitol -- both the Peace Corps headquarters and my hometown -- to begin our 27 months of service together. We have spent hours over these last two days learning safety procedures, discussing assimilation into Honduran culture, sharing our anxieties and aspirations, and getting excited about all we are about to experience. I'm still trying to figure out how I am going to manage my spanish language skills through dinner tomorrow night with my host family in country. We ended our two days with a special visit from Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez who wished us well...
This photo is of me with Gaddi Vasquez and Honduras Country Director Ruben Hernandez...

We check out of the hotel at 3:00 am (EST) though i'm not sure i've yet adjusted to the time difference...Here we go...

7 Comments:

  • At 6:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Not sure how often you can check e-mail, so in case you didn't get my e-mail yet, I repeat: hot water AND corn flakes - it just doesn't get any better!
    Enjoy Honduras
    Tom & Janet

     
  • At 6:30 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Breaking records with almost 11 inches of rain in last day or so; and you think you have rain in Honduras, eh????

    Love, Mom and Dad

     
  • At 6:12 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Did you already start a running club for girls? Surely you wont have much else to do... :) I really miss you already and hope you have a great experience and an awesome time. Keep us posted so we can all be a part of this great adventure! I soooooooo admire your courage!
    Love, Dagmar

     
  • At 9:54 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hello Steph,
    You are on your way. Your folks are in a flood and we have a draught in Colorado. Its been 90's off and on for 3 weeks. NO humidity. You will learn all about that!! Enjoy the howler monkeys crooning to you at night and roosters actually crow twice - about 4 am and again at sunrise. You'll learn to sleep through them.
    Eat a papaya for me!!!

    Aunt Diane

     
  • At 9:59 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hey girl! I am doing my part at the "Banana Republic" as we know it, up here in the US. Went there over the weekend. My first real shopping since without the big baby belly. It is nice to shop in regular stores again, although I still have a ways to go to get back to my size. Anyhow, keeping you in my daily prayers as you get to know the real Banana Republic. Stay safe and know that God is with you. Much love from Alexandria. Isabella misses you already!!

     
  • At 5:57 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Thought of you when I saw a placard the other day that read, "Let your life speak."

    Love, Dad

     
  • At 5:58 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Philadelpia Eagles Football training camp starts in 10 more days, can't wait, Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies won the homerun derby at PNC Park, MLB Allstar Game tonight 7-11-2006,hope all is well, very hot here,but not as hot as it is there we bet.....

    Love,

    Dave, Denise and Reba

     

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