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We had a brief introduction to Bislama today. The local language. It is a very neat language! Once we get to our training site on Lelapa next week we will be doing two hours of training for Bislama everyday. We found out that our host family will only speak Bislama to us, so I'm going to have to learn it pretty quick! I also found out that during training we will have 4 full days of being in schools in the month of October, observing classes and teachers. It will be a great way to figure out what I will be experiencing once I get to my own village. My 6th week of training, I will take a "walkabout" and visit the village I will be serving in for a week. At that point I'll meet my host family and see the actual schools I will be working in. I take my oath of service on November 30th, which will be my promise to commit for two years of service. Then they will send each of us off to a different island. I won't know which island until I take my "walkabout." Once I get to my village in December, the students will be on holiday for the month of dec. and jan. which means I have all that time off to adjust to my village and figure out what sort of secondary projects I'd like to start.
Today I was able to see downtown Port Vila and go to the big market. Really neat to see! The market is open 24 hours every day - except it closes at 12am on Saturdays. Ni-Vanuatu travel from all over to stay and sell thier products then they leave after a couple of days and someone else takes thier spot.
The weather was really rainy when I first got here, but it's been nothing but sunshine and a beautiful breeze the past two days. I love it! :)
So far I havn't tried very much of thier food. I tried LapLap once, which a thick potato like bread and is usually flavored with something. But I have mostly been eating American food...pizza, french fries, milkshakes...shame on me. Tonight I'm going for sushi though. Once I get into Lelapa, no more westernized food, so I am eating it while I still can.
So far our group is still getting along great. I feel like they are my 2nd family. We are all very supportive of eachother which is awesome to me!
Alright - this blog is far longer than I expected it to be. Tata. Lukim yu!
We had a brief introduction to Bislama today. The local language. It is a very neat language! Once we get to our training site on Lelapa next week we will be doing two hours of training for Bislama everyday. We found out that our host family will only speak Bislama to us, so I'm going to have to learn it pretty quick! I also found out that during training we will have 4 full days of being in schools in the month of October, observing classes and teachers. It will be a great way to figure out what I will be experiencing once I get to my own village. My 6th week of training, I will take a "walkabout" and visit the village I will be serving in for a week. At that point I'll meet my host family and see the actual schools I will be working in. I take my oath of service on November 30th, which will be my promise to commit for two years of service. Then they will send each of us off to a different island. I won't know which island until I take my "walkabout." Once I get to my village in December, the students will be on holiday for the month of dec. and jan. which means I have all that time off to adjust to my village and figure out what sort of secondary projects I'd like to start.
Today I was able to see downtown Port Vila and go to the big market. Really neat to see! The market is open 24 hours every day - except it closes at 12am on Saturdays. Ni-Vanuatu travel from all over to stay and sell thier products then they leave after a couple of days and someone else takes thier spot.
The weather was really rainy when I first got here, but it's been nothing but sunshine and a beautiful breeze the past two days. I love it! :)
So far I havn't tried very much of thier food. I tried LapLap once, which a thick potato like bread and is usually flavored with something. But I have mostly been eating American food...pizza, french fries, milkshakes...shame on me. Tonight I'm going for sushi though. Once I get into Lelapa, no more westernized food, so I am eating it while I still can.
So far our group is still getting along great. I feel like they are my 2nd family. We are all very supportive of eachother which is awesome to me!
Alright - this blog is far longer than I expected it to be. Tata. Lukim yu!
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