Exactly one year ago from this day I took the official government oath and became an official sworn in Peace Corps Volunteer. I thought it was really cool that I took the same oath that the president took, but now that Trump’s taken it too it doesn’t seem quite as cool anymore.
Anyway, I realized that I’ve never told the “real” story about how I got to my site after our swear-in ceremony. This is one of those stories that I couldn’t tell right away. It’s one of those things that happens to you and you are shaken to the core, too rattled to tell anyone about your experience. But you also think to yourself, hey maybe in a year a now, I’ll look back at this moment and it will make a great story! Well, that’s exactly how I feel about it now.
I am going to tell the story of how I got to my community for the first time alone, and how this was hands down, easily, the most terrifying experience that I have ever had in my entire life.
Anyway, I realized that I’ve never told the “real” story about how I got to my site after our swear-in ceremony. This is one of those stories that I couldn’t tell right away. It’s one of those things that happens to you and you are shaken to the core, too rattled to tell anyone about your experience. But you also think to yourself, hey maybe in a year a now, I’ll look back at this moment and it will make a great story! Well, that’s exactly how I feel about it now.
I am going to tell the story of how I got to my community for the first time alone, and how this was hands down, easily, the most terrifying experience that I have ever had in my entire life.