PST: Final week

Not much new to report. Lots of prep for final testing (technical, language, cultural, etc.) and getting ready to move to site. 3 day to swearing in! In a week from now I'll be at my new site, meeting my community and (hopefully) catching up on sleep. Life will change again in this next chapter. The pace, I'm told, will be much slower. The first three months at site are designed for integrating, getting to know your community and assessing the kind of work you'll be doing with them. Sounds nice after the grind of training.

I'll be living close to a nice town and some very nice beaches so I'm anxious to get out and explore! So much to see here and we've barely scratched the surface. Think of it: I've been in the South Pacific for almost 2 months and I've only been swimming in the ocean once! I'm almost as pale as I was when I left DC. My hair might be getting lighter again though (or is that gray?).

Our village training group has been chosen to perform our Meke (a tradional Fijian dance) at swearing-in on Monday. We've been told that the ceremony is typically broadcast on Fiji TV. I've been practicing my autograph!