Wow, I can’t believe that I am actually sitting here in
Kingston, Jamaica typing this blog, after waiting a grueling fourteen months to
be exact! The feelings I’m having right
now are indescribable. I have never been
more excited and inspired to start a new job, but at the same time missing all
of my family and friends from back home. The past two days I have had a lot of time to
reflect and I can definitely say I am one lucky girl to have so many kind,
talented, and inspiring people in my life that make saying goodbye so
hard. From my family, high school
friends, college friends, people I’ve known forever, to the people I’ve met in
the last 8 months you are all truly amazing people who I will miss like crazy
while away in Jamaica. However, so far
while here they have been keeping us so busy that sitting around getting lonely
is not an option.
We had orientation in
Miami all day yesterday getting to know all of the other volunteers and a full
understanding of our expectations. Today
we woke up bright and early and after spending quite a few hours in the airport
finally made it to Jamaica! We had an
amazing welcoming presentation from the Peace Corps at their headquarters
getting a feel for the culture and meeting some of our future leaders. Not to
mention a delicious Jamaican lunch and dinner complete with chicken, (my fav!)
rice, and various vegetables. And people
were not lying when they said it was hot here, breaking out that SPF
tomorrow! Overall these past two days have
been some of the most difficult days of my life, but have also been some of the
greatest days of my life and I can’t wait to discover all that Jamaica has to
offer!
Beautiful view
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