As it turns out I will not being going to Guatemala after all. Unfortunately Peace Corps removed their volunteers from Guatemala for the time being due to safety concerns.
I was given the option to serve in either Ecuador, Mozambique, Moldova or Costa Rica. My first thoughts were YES! Costa Rica!! Luckily, I decided to think a little harder before making the choice (this is a rarity in my life! ;) just kidding! well... kind of..) My placement officer sent me the Volunteer Assignment Descriptions and Welcome books for each country and let me go to work on making the decision.
After reading each I felt myself leaning towards Ecuador, simply because of the work I would be doing in Youth Education. Costa Rica was more about community development and health education whereas; Ecuador specifically focuses on developing after-school programs (a big determining factor for me!) and partnering up with community and educational leaders to create effective projects for youth education.
I called my placement officer and spoke with her about the challenging decision I had to make. She told me she believed that Ecuador was the best fit for me, based off of my skill set and current work experience.
Intuition + her opinion = Ecuador.
I am excited and thankful this is still working out! I will be departing on May 16 now. Hopefully, it is a much desired smooth ride from here to May 16th! Of course, we know it won't be after May 16, but that's what I signed up for and I can't wait for the experience of a lifetime!
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