3 weeks in

3 weeks in and I have my first technical exam this afternoon. Training is intense but very interesting. Training is composed of language, cultural, geographical and medical information. There is a lot to learn. Tomorrow morning we are back to the Peace Corps office to get final immunizations (there have been many)and we are off to our technical training sites. There were originally 52 trainees we are now down to 49. We are all divided up between water, youth, health and economic development. I will be heading north to the mountains near Puerto Plata with 14 other business economic trainees.

My Dominican family here in the capitol have been amazing. They have been so hospitable and supportive. Tomorrow I will acquire a new family and I am very anxious to meet them. During our time in the mountains we will be going in depth of the economic needs in the country. Our technical trainers will be monitoring our progress and matching our skills to communities with specific needs. In the end we will all have our very own site with a specific project.

I will do my best to update this while I am off at my training site. As of right now the best word to describe this experience is "amazing". This has been harder for some than for others but I am taking it one day at a time and savoring every moment. As of right now this has been truly unique and wonderful.