Testing the Waters

As of today, I'm officially part of WorldTeach Guyana 2010! I was accepted into the program two months ago, and the day I found out I was both excited and relieved that I wouldn't be working at starbucks until I got into med school! When I finished the confirmation process today it felt good to complete the first stage of actually getting there. Now for the hard part: four months of shots, doctors appointments, and working so that I have money to live on, not to mention finishing school and taking the MCAT! This process reminds me of going through the preparations for studying abroad in France two years ago (has it really been two years already??).

Since I confirmed today, I decided to go ahead and set up my blog. I don't think I'm going to update this much until I'm actually on the way to South America, but after reading a bunch of blog posts by Peace Corps volunteers last night (instead of sleeping...), I felt inspired to start my own. Although there weren't that many blogs for Guyana volunteers, I did learn some useful tidbits about what to expect when I get there. Information about Guyana is very limited, so finding the Peace corps stuff was really nice. Hopefully the people who are now going to their sites continue to update so that I can learn from them and better prepare myself for the transition.

Anyway, I've rambled on enough for now. Chances are I'll change the blog layout in the future, but for now, here it is!