Training Begins

After a four day retreat, Tico 18, as we are called, will now move in with our host families for the next three months of training. It's been pretty overwhelming since we arrived but I am impressed with the quality of planning and organization demonstrated these past few days. Tico 18 is the largest group since Peace Corps arrived in Costa Rica 45 years ago. PC had graduated from Costa Rica in the mid-1990s but was asked to return with a new emphasis on micro-entreprise development. We are divided into three main projects: children, youth, and families; rural community development; and community economic development. Tomorrow, I will meet my new family: mom, dad, and son. I've never had a little brother so this should be fun.