MAMA I MADE IT! Guess who’s officially a Peace Corps
Volunteer?! After 8 weeks of (literal) blood, sweat, and tears, 35 of us made
it to the finish line and took the official Peace Corps oath. The US Ambassador
to Guatemala led us in our swearing-in ceremony! I was the first member of
Bak’tun 6 (our training class) to become a volunteer! Which was pretty sweet
but to anyone reading that went to high school with me and remembers me trying
to cross the stage to get my diploma, yeah, this was worse. I was the opposite
of cool, calm, and collected under pressure!!! The excitement was just too
much. I seriously fumbled over whose hands to shake, and with which hand to
shake them, and pretty much forgot how to function during my official picture
with the ambassador. But hey, who cares, cause I’M A PCV! To celebrate, we were
taken to a “retreat center” (it was a nunnery), had a campfire with smores, a
dance party, and just relished in our last night all together! The next
morning, we hiked Volcán de Pacaya. This is one of three active volcanos in
Guatemala and it’s absolutely gorgeous. The entire time we were hiking, it felt like I was walking on another planet! The clouds would roll in
and out, revealing the incredible lava fields surrounding us. Once we made it
to the top, we got to roast marshmallows over the heat rising from the volcano! I walked around on
my own, just trying to be present, and process the incredible joys and
obstacles I will be facing over my next two years here in Guatemala. The
journey has only JUST begun.
Youth in Development (finest group out there)
More accurate representation of our group
Breaking it down with our Language and Cultural Fellows!
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