Peace Corps News

Well after 4 months of dreaming of small desearted islands and scuba diving in the South Pacific I've been reassigned. My new assignment will be in the Dominican Republic! A little bit of relief and dissappointment were my first reactions. I was relieved to know that I would be speaking Spanish again (since I somehow came out with a major in it) and maybe this time it will stick. But a little dissappointed because in my mind I had Costa Rica, Equador, and then any other Spanish speaking country as my top 3 list. So I got #3 which is on the top 3 list...I guess I really can't complain. But I am complaining that I got the only hispanic country in the world where futbol isn't the national sport (this will most deffiently be the hardest part of the 27 months!)!! No but after about 6 days to think about this I am getting very excited and I think that the DR will be an amazing experience for me.

My offical job title is Youth Development Promoter and the short job description they gave me is "strengthening margenalized youth, families, and communities." I do know that this is a very new program in the DR and I have a feeling I may be part of the trail blazing group. I don't know what they will mean but I'm preparing myself for the ambiguity that will probably fill my next 27 months. What else can I tell you about this?? Oh, I'm leaving on September 5 or 6 for staging in Miami and then off to the DR on the 7th so things are approaching quickly. Leave some comments or send me some emails if you want more of the greasy details.

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Mateo