Ready for Our Hosts

So that everyone knows, we have been here, safe in Panama for three days now and have been engaged in the preliminary portions of our Pre-Service Training (PST) for Peace Corps (PC) service. However, tomorrow will be an exciting day. Tomorrow we will finally be place with the host families that we will stay with for the duration of training. We are nervous, excited and anxious! This extensive period of living out of our bags and not yet having the opportunity will be somewhat alleviated but being passed it will likely be forestalled until we arrive at post (even then for some time into that); so, it is something that we just need to continue to be patient with. Suffice it to say that we are very glad that we have eachother here.

For all who might still be anxious for us trust that we are safe, in good hands and well fed; we are very well fed.

A Brief Farewell on an Early Morning

So it seems that we are off. We awoke at 4:40 this morning to ready ourselves for our departure from Miami to land in our long awaited destination of Panama! THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING TODAY! Nearly all of the people who are traveling in the group with us have been waiting patiently for this moment for nearly as long as we have. We are all energized, optimistic and excited to be embarking on this journey. We want to thank all of our friends and family for their continuous support and we are going to miss all of you. Please keep us in your thoughts as you will be in ours.

Out of the Midwest

Our trip in the midwest is coming to a close, and with it time with our families in the midwest. Tomorrow we will leave from my Dad's house in Greenfield, Iowa to go and pick up our vehicle which is finally fixed! Then we're off to Omaha to do our final packing and then catch a plane to Arizona to see my mom and sisters. It has been an exhausting couple of weeks, but we are anxious for our trip! We love and miss you all, and hope that you send us lots of letters and packages and e-mails! (Mostly the former though!) Brandon and I found another couple that is serving in Peace Corps in Panama, Jeff and Foy, who are also from Iowa State University, and they have provided some good insight for us and our preparations. (Thank you!) We will post another message once we are in Arizona, but we hope that you are all doing well! (We miss you already!) Love, A&B