Well, we're here in Kingston....long day on the 3rd...left hotel in Miami at 6 am for an 11:10 flight and it was 45 minutes late...arrived in Kingston at one o'clock and then stood in customs for at least 1 1/2 hours. The island weather is hot and humid; and there's no air conditioning in the classes during long sit down meetings. But, the training staff works hard to keep it varied and stimulating. We're staying at a teacher's college that has no air conditioning in our dorm room or screens on windows, which we share with another couple from NH....no water after 8 pm...starts again at 5 am. We promise to have pics with out next posting.
The interesting group of 52 volunteers we're training with come from quite varied backgrounds, knowledge and ages. Some just graduated from college in June and the eldest is 67. They are from all over including Hawaii and Alaska; one's a former California District Attorney others are teachers, photographers, business men and women, etc.
Our schedule looks like this for the next eight weeks:
Week 1 and 2: here at Shortwood Teachers College
Week 3 and 4; we travel to our work site (stay with host family) which we won't know until probably a few days before we leave
Week 5: back here at STC
Week 6 and 7: back at our site
Week 8: Final preparations, testings, and swearing in ceremony
While we are here at STC we just found out that we can use the computer lab which we are now using.....from 6-9 pm. At our host site...who knows.
Otherwise, it be irie. Margaret and Gary
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