Nicaragua: Two-Thirds Through Training
May 1st...it translates as the first day of winter in Nicaragua. Winter meaning the rainy season. So far there has been a whole lot of humidity and not a ton of rain, but we have our fingers crossed and our rain dancing shoes on hoping that showers will come soon.
May also marks two months since my arrival in this country, and only one month away from the completion of training/actual start of service. The current group of Peace Corps trainees celebrated a milestone yesterday as we all found out our sites for the next two years. We will be visiting those sites in the coming week, so more details will come later. At this point I know the name of my community, my detailed job assignment, and that's about it.
What's been accomplished in training so far?
1. I have a better understanding of the school system here, as well as how to work with Nicaraguan teachers and students. There is quite a lot of opportunity for improvement.
2. I've become familiar with the business environment...which consists of a lot of small businesses run out of people's homes. The most popular seem to be pulperías (stores that supply basic food items), used clothing stores (I enjoy seeing old sports teams and church group t-shirts from the US for sale) and bakeries (the Nicas are very much into eating their daily bread).
3. I've discovered more about the ambitions of the Nicaraguan youth and ways I can help them accomplish their goals. I'm currently working with a youth group that is starting a business which sells art made out of recycled newspaper. Check out one of our nifty fruit baskets below!
So here we are, less than one month away from the "real deal" and always on the brink of something spectacular.
May also marks two months since my arrival in this country, and only one month away from the completion of training/actual start of service. The current group of Peace Corps trainees celebrated a milestone yesterday as we all found out our sites for the next two years. We will be visiting those sites in the coming week, so more details will come later. At this point I know the name of my community, my detailed job assignment, and that's about it.
What's been accomplished in training so far?
1. I have a better understanding of the school system here, as well as how to work with Nicaraguan teachers and students. There is quite a lot of opportunity for improvement.
2. I've become familiar with the business environment...which consists of a lot of small businesses run out of people's homes. The most popular seem to be pulperías (stores that supply basic food items), used clothing stores (I enjoy seeing old sports teams and church group t-shirts from the US for sale) and bakeries (the Nicas are very much into eating their daily bread).
3. I've discovered more about the ambitions of the Nicaraguan youth and ways I can help them accomplish their goals. I'm currently working with a youth group that is starting a business which sells art made out of recycled newspaper. Check out one of our nifty fruit baskets below!
So here we are, less than one month away from the "real deal" and always on the brink of something spectacular.
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