We have arrived to the last day of November. Tomorrow starts the beginning of the end of the year. For me, however, it is the end of the beginning. I have finished my 10 weeks of training, I have sworn-in as an official Peace Corps Volunteer, and I have moved to my new 2-year home …
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Site Placement! Goodbye PST! Hello 2 years!
Today begins my last week of training. Someone at the beginning of our time in Guatemala said to my group and I that the days will go by slow, but the months will go by fast. It didn’t make sense to me at the time, and I bet I still don’t grasp the truth of …
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¡Feliz Día de Los Santos!
¡Feliz Día de Los Muertos! Or, as is more commonly said here in Guatemala, Día de Los Santos o Día de Los Difuntos. I have learned that here in Guatemala the “day of saints” is more commonly celebrated, especially in the smaller pueblos. Where I am living for training, the aldea de Santo Tomás, there …
Halfway through training
Kan 14 (my cohort) is halfway through training! We have four and a half more weeks to go. In three weeks we find out our permanent two year sites and then we are thrust into the unknown. Every day is full of Spanish language and Guatemalan culture learning, as well as spending time with my …
The Big “Why”
The big question of “why” has been brought up many times. Before I left Oregon to join the Peace Corps I was asked, “but why?” so many times that I came up with an automated response. Usually the list consisted of a list of reasons: I’m not ready to go to grad school and need …
12 days in-2 years, 1 month, and three weeks to go
12 days ago I landed in Guatemala, eager, nervous, and excited to start my Peace Corps (PC) journey. I, along with the rest of my PC cohort (named Kan 14 and whom I have grown to love already), walked off the plane and were greeted by smiling, energetic PC staff members and current volunteers. We …
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Choosing Growth
This morning my alarm woke me up at 4:00am, signaling that it was time to start the beginning of one of the greatest adventures of my life. With three and a half hours of sleep, some of my sweetest supporters and I jumped into a car and drove away from my family, my home, and …
Welcome to my blog!
I’m glad you’re here! I leave for Guatemala in about a month to live for two years working as a Healthy Schools Coordinator with the Peace Corps. Here is where I plan to document everything—my best days to my worst days, my fears and my tribulations, and, most importantly, what I am learning and who …
Camille's Peace Corps Adventure 