Official Peace Corps Volunteer!!

I know it has been over a month since my last post.  I have been busy and exhausted by training. 

Thankfully last Friday, I had my swearing-in ceremony and am now an official Peace Corps Volunteer.  Beforehand I was just a trainee with very little freedom. Though to the present volunteers, I am still considered a newbie.  In other news, I have been in Jamaica for exactly two months.

I am excited to start some projects at work.  My supervisor wants me to work with him on food processing for different 4-H produced goods and goat revolving and rearing (meaning that some schools start with goats and pass the goat babies to other schools).  These are somewhat big projects.  So I want to got some small projects…I don’t know what…, developed over the summer and implemented by the start of school (Sept.).  I’m hoping to get training over the summer in different agricultural areas.

Community integration is going slowly.  There are not many females in their early 20’s but there are many guys.  It has been suggested that I go to church in the community a few times.

Anyways I don’t need to rush anything.  I have two years to work on getting things done.

I’ll start posting some cultural differences and similarities I’m finding as I get time.