Update!

Well, training is finally over for us, and we're excited that tomorrow (Thursday the 26th) we'll be sworn in by the Ambassador as official volunteers. We're pretty excited, both for the swearing-in and the after party, and also to finally et this ball called Peace Corps rolling. Although we both don't have too many gripes about our training experience, we're definitely excited to get into our site and working on some real projects.

I've also been meaning to mention that due to some difficulties with our previous site (yes, yes, the one with the baby anteater and the Kuna-by-the-lake village), Amanda and I have actually changed sites and suffice it to say that we're both very happy with the change. We've already seen the site, but unfortunately did not yet take any pictures, so I'll need to update that in the future when we can. It's quite different from the Kuna site, is on a ridgeline in the Western part of Panama, and is high enough to actually be quite cool in the evening. Also, we'll be moving right into the house of another volunteer who is leaving this week, so many of her accumulated comforts will transfer to us (unless she takes them with her, that is). We look forward to it and will update the blog as soon as possible.

As for the two of us, we have been enjoying the past few days in Panama City at the Peace Corps headquarters, allowing our bug bites to heal and enjoying a few days of air-conditioning and hot showers. We wish that all of you could be there with us tomorrow, but we do hope to provide some pictures of the ceremony that everyone can enjoy. Although the internet will be available in the near future, we are now moving to our two-year site, and it will take some time to scope out the local computer scene (the nearest electricity is an hour away!) and update the blog. Until then, God Bless, and we'll hopefully not be too long in our return to cyberworld.