Hello everyone!!

I am in LA right now and having the best time. The plane ride over was long and boring, but it was beautiful flying over the Nevada area! I definetely packed wayyy too much. I was 17 pounds over and had to pay a fine on one of my bags. Lucklily I found have an extra bag and found another volunteer who only had one bag to check some of my extra weight so I won't have to pay the fine again when I travel to Vanuatu.

Everyone is sooo nice! There are actually 23 of us, I got the numbers mixed up in my last blog. I wanted to give everyone a quick itinerary for the next few days...

I leave tonight at 11 pm for New Zealand
I'll arrive in NZ at 6:45 am
Then I will leave for Port Vila (capital of Vanuatu) at 12 pm and get there at 2:20.
I am then staying in Port Vila in a hotel for about a week just training.

Training includes information about peace corps goals, how we should act as volunteers, safety and security issues, the list goes on....We saw a video today of Vanuatu. It is beautiful there! I can't wait to get there.

The other volunteers are awesome! Most of them are my age, but I actually think I;m the baby of the group. I'm the only 21 year old. So that's kinda fun ):
It's nice to be around others who share the same feelings as me. I am so excited I made the decision to do the Peace Corps and I can't wait to actually get there!!

Love you all and I will be in contact wiht you when I arrive in Port Vila.