Pre-Service Training Days

Photos of:

• The house I lived in during training. A hair salon is attached to the home. My host mom is stylish, talented hairdresser
  
• Guarani words and phrases we studied during training
  
• The entire G27 (27th group to arrive in Paraguay) during staging in Miami, Florida
  
• What most of Paraguay looks like -- very campo, but lindo!

To give you a glimpse into the life of a trainee, here is a brief summary of what we did:

• Lived with a host family in Guarambare, about an hour outside of the capital city of Asuncion.
  
• Language, cultural, technical, health and safety training Mon - Fri, 8 am - 5 pm and Sat mornings
• Sunday integration activities (attending cultural events with friends and families)
• Biweekly fieldtrips to various parts of Paraguay to check out the projects of other PCVs
• "Dia de Practicas" allowed us to put our knowledge and skills to practice in the community

Overall, training was a rapid and intense rollercoaster ride with various twists and turns. Our days were jam packed with activities, projects, and homework. Having to constantly think, speak, and respond in 2 languages was like doing a really difficult math problem in my head everyday.