I am THRILLED to report that I finally received my official invitation envelope today and I will be leaving May 30th 2011 for Kenya, Africa!!!!
I will be a member of the public health division of the Peace Corps, specifically as an educator in HIV/AIDS prevention and hygiene. The location in which we will do our in country training (June 1st-July 21st) is a village/town called Loitokitok, which is located in Southeast Kenya near the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro. During our 6 week in-country training we will find out where exactly we will be spending the next 2 years for our actual service.
Some things about Kenya:
* The geography is very diverse, which means the climate is also very diverse. Temperatures can be as low as 40 degrees F and as high as 100 degrees.
* The country is about twice the size of Nevada
* The official language is Swahili though many people speak English. Most people in rural areas speak their own dialects
* The largest lake in Africa (lake Victoria) is on the Southeast border of Kenya
* The population is just under 34 million people
More to come as I start to pack and plan for my life through July of 2013!
Ahh! I just saw this (after getting your FB message)! I'm so excited for you!! Also a little sad because I'm going to miss you but we can become old school style pen pals :)
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