Finally

After two 5am wake ups, two cramped flights and an hour and a half bus ride I finally made it to my destination in St. Lucia. The retreat where we are staying has a very beautiful panoramic view of the Caribbean Sea that looks like something from a movie. When I first arrived I stood outside and looked in amazement and thanked God for this opportunity. The day we arrived everyone was tired from travelling and Peace Corps took it easy on us and did not have any training sessions scheduled, we were able to relax and prepare for the next day. Today we had orientation; we talked about our aspirations and concerns, safety and security and health issues. We were also given our work assignments and our locations; I will be living in Sandy Bay, St. Vincent and working at Sandy Bay Government Primary School. My job description is to assist with programs geared towards the enhancement of the literacy, numeracy and remedial reading skills of the students. To assist staff to enhance their critical thinking skills to be able to impart this to the students, assist with library development; assist with information technology training for students and teachers and to assist with the development of after school activities such as sports, music and arts. On Monday I will be traveling to Sandy Bay, St. Vincent and moving in with a host family for seven weeks. I look forward to getting to St. Vincent and getting to work.