Congratulations everybody! I have officially become a
volunteer. This means I won’t have to cancel this blog, and you get two years
of my tirades. Exciting, I know. So basically what just happened was that I
went through a two year pre-interview, then I had a two month test crash of
being a volunteer, and now as of Aug. 23, I can say I have a job! Finally
finally FINALLY! The moment we all have been waiting for (I say ‘we’, because I
know on the other side of the globe my mom already has her Peace Corps regalia
as if she is a volunteer herself. Now that my brother Jordan is out of the
Marines, I’m her new outlet. lol).
The swearing in ceremony was really cool. I’m glad Peace
Corps makes a big deal about it, even though I’m only a volunteer. The Charge
of Affairs for the US Embassy was there to swear us in. We took the same oath
that the President, the military, and congress take… to protect and defend the
constitution against all enemies (we just do it “peacefully”). The CoA forgot
to have us raise our hand, so we’re still undecided if we’re actually official
or not. The first prince of Swaziland, the acting Prime Minister, and the
Minster of Health were there, so I think that’s enough verification to say
we’re official.
At the ceremony I choreographed another dance to perform.
This time the four of us dancers wore traditional Swazi attire and did more
cultural moves, including a high-kick. I don’t think Swazi’s love anything more
than American’s dancing like them. I’m serious! The Prime Minister took out his
own ipad and started recording the dance! We also were on the nightly news, and
we made the front page of the national newspaper, and were featured in the
newspapers for the next three days!
Now I’m ready to go out on my own. I’ve passed all my tests,
I can say my name in Siswati, and I can do a high-kick—Peace Corps and
Swaziland have declared me ready. So what’s next? Well I move into my official
community and set up shop for the next two years. Honestly, I don’t know what
I’m going to do, but when I do figure it out, I’ll be sure to let you all know!
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