It’s official! I am a Peace Corps Volunteer. After about 8 months spent on filling out an application, six months to wait for a PC nomination, another three months to get medically cleared to serve, two more months of waiting for an invitation, six weeks of preparation for departure, two days of staging in Washington, D.C., and nine weeks of training in Senegal, I am officially inducted as a Peace Corps Volunteer. My stage’s induction ceremony was at the U.S. Embassy in Dakar on May 14th, 2010. We were all dressed in our finest Senegalese attire. The U.S. Ambassador to Senegal spoke to our group as well as the Peace Corps Country Director, Chris Hedrick, and the Training Coordinator, Demba. Each of the language groups selected an individual to deliver a brief speech in their local language. The ceremony was apparently broadcasted on one of the Senegalese television networks.
Afterwards, we enjoyed a verity refreshments and hors-d’oeuvres (including tasty mini pizzas) in the Embassy courtyard. Then we spent the rest of our afternoon swimming and relaxing at the American Club in Dakar. Most of us had a day to pack up our things arrange transportation to our regional capitals where we spent a day or two purchasing the essentials before we installed in our villages/sites. And so it begins.
Afterwards, we enjoyed a verity refreshments and hors-d’oeuvres (including tasty mini pizzas) in the Embassy courtyard. Then we spent the rest of our afternoon swimming and relaxing at the American Club in Dakar. Most of us had a day to pack up our things arrange transportation to our regional capitals where we spent a day or two purchasing the essentials before we installed in our villages/sites. And so it begins.
The Wolof speakers are nothing but style
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