Kyrgyz!
I am officially in Kyrgyzstan and today is the first day we were allowed out of our hotel compound to briefly use the internet and to buy gifts for our host families for the first three months of PST (Pre-Service Training). I am really excited to meet them, I will be learning Russian and living with a Russian or Turkish family which is pretty unusual. Out of 13 groups, only 4 are Russian and the rest are Kyrgyz.
Staging in Philly went well but it was very brief, especially because I had the Travel Day From Hell or what I will now refer to it as TDFH. I had 2 delays and 2 cancellations and I was on an aircraft for 4 hours when it was only a 30 minute flight to Philly. I missed my entire first day which was a little disheartening but I caught up quickly. Oh yeah, and they lost my luggage too. It wasn't actually that bad though because my parents were leaving for Italy on the same day so I was able to meet up with them in their terminal because I was supposed to leave at 8:30 AM but didn't end up leaving till 5:30 PM, so I got to spend a few more precious hours with them. But trust me, 12 hours in Dulles when you're supposed to be learning information about the next two years of your life is never fun.
My K13 group is awesome, everyone is very well educated and very well traveled. It is a mix of people from all different ages and we come from all around the US. We have bonded extremely quickly but that is expected considering our circumstances. Now that orientation is over, I couldn't be more excited about the next to years and am ready to start this adventure.
Staging in Philly went well but it was very brief, especially because I had the Travel Day From Hell or what I will now refer to it as TDFH. I had 2 delays and 2 cancellations and I was on an aircraft for 4 hours when it was only a 30 minute flight to Philly. I missed my entire first day which was a little disheartening but I caught up quickly. Oh yeah, and they lost my luggage too. It wasn't actually that bad though because my parents were leaving for Italy on the same day so I was able to meet up with them in their terminal because I was supposed to leave at 8:30 AM but didn't end up leaving till 5:30 PM, so I got to spend a few more precious hours with them. But trust me, 12 hours in Dulles when you're supposed to be learning information about the next two years of your life is never fun.
My K13 group is awesome, everyone is very well educated and very well traveled. It is a mix of people from all different ages and we come from all around the US. We have bonded extremely quickly but that is expected considering our circumstances. Now that orientation is over, I couldn't be more excited about the next to years and am ready to start this adventure.
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