We have all safely arrived to Guyana, luggage and all. In fact, we have very little trouble passing through security. More so, we were all pleased that our luggage passed the airlines weight restrictions. While the Peace Corps said we could only take a maximum of 80 pounds of luggage, the airline ended up accepting …
Monthly Archives: June 2002
110 pounds of luggage
Yesterday was another long day. I traveled to Miami; met 23 new volunteers who are all going to Guyana (six of them will be doing Information Technology like me); sat through six hours of Peace Corps rules, requirements, expectations, etc.; and visited with Sean Torres over dinner (thanks Sean for dinner). A funny point of …
Meeting Russ and Emily
I made it to Miami, no problem. Our meeting doesn’t start for another half hour, yet I’ve already met about five our the new volunteers. They all seem great and will be fun to work/train with. Notably, it was nice to meet Russ and Emily, for we’ve been exchanging emails every now and then. Oh, …
Visiting and packing
Yesterday was a hectic day of visiting with family and packing. It started with a trip to my parent’s church, Highland United Methodist. There, I visited with a few of my friends and many of my parents’ friends: Beverly Hall, Chris Piper, Mrs. Sheets, Mrs. Racey, Mrs. Piper, and many more. It was nice to …
Peace Corps DC office became a bit nasty
The Peace Corps DC office became a bit nasty on Friday regarding the content of my website. If you haven’t read the email from Rita Jimenez yet, you might consider scrolling down to my second May 30 entry. Briefly stated, they wanted me to remove the Welcome Packet section of my site. I received two …