I recieved my placement! :) I am going to The Banks, the island of Gaua. It's an awesome placement in the sense that not many Peace Corps volunteers get sent to the Banks, so it's unique. It is very remote and you rarely get to Port Vila because of the cost. I ave to take two planes to get there. I am not sure how much communication I will have there, it depends if there is a computer at my school. From what I have heard Gaua is absolutely gorgeous. There is a volcano located in the center with a lake and a beautiful waterfall. It is about a 3 hour hike from the village I'll be in, Losalava. There is one other volunteer on the island. He is in a village next to mine. So although it's remote - at least I'll have a friend.

My job title was changed. I am now a literacy trainer, but it's pretty much the same as the primary teacher trainer. I'll still be setting up workshops for teachers, but focusing on literacy. So Kelly - any helpful information yo get from your classes that you think I might be able to use let me know.

I leave for wokabout tommorow (Monday) and I'll be back in Vila by next weekend - so I'll update everyone about my new village then.

Other than that, I have still loving it here. Training is becoming somewhat tiring. It's just a lot of information at once and I am anxious to use it.

I experienced some new "only in Vanuatu" moments...

Only in Vanuatu...

...will pikkinis (children) play dodge ball with Jelly Fish
....gossip will be passed through something we like to call the coconut wireless. Let me tell you this wireless system is far faster than phones and it is all fun and games until you are the topic of the gossip..haha
...will pikkinis be walking around with very large bush knives as if they were lolypops

That's all for now..I'll update you next weekend with how my wokabout experience went. Love you all!