My first week:
Sat. 7-12-08 - Intro. meeting, pre-service training overview, visit traditional chief, village tour, how to use Nigerian tool, language class, host family orientation/reception.
Tues. 7-15-08 - Host family debriefing session. REG training begins.
Sat. 7-26-08 - Demystification (Two days of visiting Peace Corps Volunteers at site)
Tues. 7-29-08 - We have to find our OWN way home using public transportation (scary but manageable).
We get a 1,000 CFA ($2.00) per day allowance.
Week 1-3: Intensive language, cross cultural, technical training, health, safety and security training. GAD olympics, cooking, village visit, visit other PC Volunteers on site. Because I'm in the Community Youth Education program, I'll start with French language review. At the intermediate level I'll begin Hausa or Zarma (local Niger languages). If for some reason I don't pass the language exams, we have an opportunity to do a two week extensive study.
Week 4: Site placement interview, language proficiency test #1
Week 5: Site placement announcements (village visit)
Week 6: Supervisor conference, technical training
Week 7: Live in (one week spent at site, arrange MY house!)
Week 8: More Language training
Week 9: Language Proficiency final exam, administrative sessions, final evaluation, swearing in as an official Peace Corps Volunteer (September 12th)
Please write! Love you all!
Jessica
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