Hopefully this will be an efficient way to keep you updated on my time as a Peace Corps university English instructor in western China.
I have about a month to loaf around in Hilo before the adventures begin. Having just finished a paper-writing marathon for my last semester of college courses, I am perfectly content to sit around and daydream about what life will be like in the Peace Corps. When I applied, I had imagined myself teaching basic English to children in a remote Asian village, but when I got my invitation to teach at a university in a Chinese metropolis, I was as surprised as I was excited! I absolutely loved studying abroad in China, and am thrilled to be going back!
Here's a basic timetable of what I'll be doing (much of this is guesswork, based on what I gathered from other Peace Corps China blogs):
June 28, 2009: leave Hawaii for San Francisco, where we have a 3-day Peace Corps orientation
July 1, 2009: fly to Chengdu, China and begin 3 months of language, skills and cultural training. I'll be staying with a host family.
August, 2009: find out which university I'll be assigned to for the next 2 years. I'll probably be living in an apartment complex with other faculty.
October, 2009: if I make it through training, I'll become an official volunteer and will leave Chengdu for my designated site.
October, 2009 - July, 20011: ?? come and find out! =)
July 11, 2011: pau!
The Peace Corps serves China in the provinces of Sichuan, Gansu and Guizhou, and also the municipality of Chongqing. Here's an awesome map that outlines the volunteer zone, which I stole from John, a soon-to-be fellow volunteer:
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Nice blog Kacie ^^ Hopefully we'll be able to continue our posts in China too! Just a month left to go =D
ReplyDeleteIt's no where near as fancy as yours! I really do hope we can keep them going! See you in SF!!! =)
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