It's been a good week for us Peace Corps trainees in Jamaica. Public schools have been closed for the Easter break, so we've had lots of practice with mock teaching sessions - tomorrow we go back to half-day practicums each day with the students we've been working with before the holiday.
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| Mock Teaching in our training |
Irene and I met 2 great PC Volunteers, Kate and John, who have been here for a year. (It is their second PC post - they spent 3 years in China too.) We are looking forward to learning a lot from them as we begin our 'real' assignments in May.
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| John and Kate - PC Education Volunteers ... our new friends |
Last Friday we visited the Jamaica Library System (which has a wonderful grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), the Junior Achievement program (PC has a strong relationship with JA), and the Mico University College Care Center which specializes in evaluation and training for youth with special education needs.
We began our training in combined sessions with the Environmental volunteer trainees, but for the last 4 weeks, we have been living in towns about 45 minutes away from each other. Last Friday evening, we had a chance to reconnect at a fun Karaoke party.
...and, Steve has decided that the way to go in Jamaica is the 'buzz cut', so here is the picture of taking it all off!
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