In keeping with my natural character, I have been a bit lax in my posts. On July 24, after two months of training me and 33 others were sworn in as Peace Corps Volunteers. The event made front page news. Which you can read here: http://www.kaieteurnews.com/?p=3496. The highlight of the evening was the debut of PCVTM (Peace [...]

Send something to Shannon! Shannon McGarry, PCT Peace Corps Guyana c/o U.S. Embassy 100 Young & Duke Streets Kingston, Georgetown, Guyana South America

In response to a Ben West’s comment, RSS for this site is now set up to make checking for new entries easier… ( Not familiar with RSS ? ).

After a brief initial orientation in Miami, Shannon arrived in Guyana on the night of Wednesday May 28th! She had just a couple minutes (there was a line behind her) to send an email or two and here’s an update: “Wow, I am here and it is hot. By hot I mean hot hot hot hot. Think [...]

My bags are packed and my flight is scheduled to depart tomorrow morning at 7AM.     

I’m tempted to pinch myself. You know, just to confirm that this is real; that I am actually fulfilling my dream of being a Peace Corps Volunteer. I’m tempted to pinch myself, but then I remember that I have booked my plane ticket, packed up my apartment, found a home for my kitties, and to [...]