Hi to everyone!
Welcome to my blog! I hope to use this forum as a means to keep in touch and update everyone on my experiences as I travel to Uganda with the Peace Corps for 2 years. I'm not sure exactly how this will work. I hope to post regularly, but internet access is unpredictable at this point; I will know much more when I actually arrive in country and then again once I am given my placement after my first 3 months.
The overview of my 27 months is as follows. On august 5th, I depart for Philadelphia, in which I will have a staging event for 2 days. There I will meet the other volunteers and get a brief introduction in the peace corps inlcuding some extra shots and stuff. On the 7th, we will begin our trip to Uganda via Brussles and Kenya. The first 3 months of my service will be training. I will be living with a host family and (hopefully) learning the essentials of successfully living and working in Uganda. After those first 3 months, I will begin my service. My location within the country is TBA, however I have an idea about my job. I will be a health voulnteer doing HIV/AIDS prevention/support work. Again, I will find out more information when I get there.
So, my two years in a nut shell. Soon it will become a fleshed out, exciting, overwhelming, reflective, insightful and undpredictable experience and I am so grateful to be sharing it will you all.
I look forward to taking you along in this next chapter of my life as I step outside of my boundaries and into Uganda. Know that I am thinking about all of you and am so thankful for your love, support, questions and jokes about this decision that I have made.
Julie
