Time is closing in....

June 27, 2010

Wow, the time has flown by. In just a few short days (on July 6th) I depart for my Peace Corps staging in Philadelphia, PA. The next day, I’m on my way with 34 other Peace Corps trainees to Niger.

I received some basic information about training and my first three months in Niger yesterday. Our training will primarily take place in Hamdallaye (Hamdy) which I’m told is about 45km from Niamey, the capital of Niger. We’ll spend the first couple of nights at the training center, and then we’re off to our individual homestays for the remainder of training.

I will not have internet or phone access while in training, so please don’t worry if you don’t hear anything from me until late September or later. There’s always the postal system though! If everything in training goes well and I pass the language and skills proficiency exams, I will be sworn in on September 24th and move on to my permanent assignment.

I’m not going to lie, it’s a stressful time trying to wrap up loose ends and get everything I need for my upcoming journey (translated: I’m not sleeping very well), but throughout this time, I am very thankful for the support of my friends and family.

I will keep you posted as I can. Next time you hear from me, it may be with three months worth of posts! Take care of yourselves and each other!

alynn

Follow my journey to Niger!

Hello everyone,

I know that many of you are interested in hearing about my Peace Corps experience over the next couple of years. While I will try my best to reach out to you all individually, with my limited access to the internet, I won't be able to reach out as much as I would like.

As a solution, I have created this blog to keep my friends and family informed on my life in Niger. If you're interested in tagging along for the ride, please sign up to follow my blog!

Thanks,
alynn