New Stage

The new volunteers arrived this morning to Arequipa. There is a married couple, a boy and a girl. While all their sites are far from mine, I'm excited to have them here. They all seem like really good people, and I feel like we'll get along well. It's exciting to have new friends, even if they have to be my friends just because we're all PCVs in the same department, haha.

Last week the volunteers from Arequipa were invited to meet with a Congressional delegation that was traveling through the city. There were 9 representatives, as well as wives, marines, and members of the Library of Congress. It was really interesting to sit and talk with then, exchanging ideas and perspectives, for the time we were allowed before they were whisked off to their next engagement.

Next week I have my Close of Service conference in Lima, and it'll be good to reconnect with a lot of the other volunteers that I haven't seen since 3 months into my service. Being so far south means that we are quite isolated from what's going on with volunteers in the north. Should be an interesting few days!