Preparing

After a year-long application process, I just received and accepted my invitation to serve in the Peace Corps! I will be working as a community health promoter somewhere in rural Nicaragua but I do not know exactly where yet. My assignment will focus on reproductive health and preventing the spread of HIV. I know that I will be living with a host family during my three months of training and then with another family for the duration of my service. I am really excited about this; I am hoping it will give me a unique opportunity to fully take in and learn about Nicaraguan culture and quickly become part of my host community.

I still have two months until I leave for staging and training, but time is passing quickly. I am trying to learn as much as I can about Nicaraguan history, politics, culture and more. At the same time I am preparing to pack and be ready for the largest move of my life, up until now, I have never lived outside of Madison, WI.

I hope to update this blog regularly but I do not know how readily available internet service will be. Please check back as time goes on and feel free to email me or send me letters; however, I won’t be in Nicaragua until March, so please wait until then to send anything.