Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Timeline- 09/09 - 21/11/ 2012 (2.5 months/74 days)

Wed. 15/ 08/ 2012- Last Blog Post

Sun. 09/ 09/ 2012- Arrived in Jamaica!

Mon.-Thurs. 10-13/ 09/ 2012- First 4 days of training in Kingston.

Thurs.-Sun. 13-16/ 09/ 2012- Site Visit (Our house in White River, Birnamwood Primary School, Port Antonio for a wardens mtg., and Buff Bay Beach Cleanup)

Mon.-Wed. 17-19/ 09/ 2012- Final 3 days of training in Kingston.

Wed. 19/ 09/ 2012- Swearing In Ceremony at US Embassy by Deputy Chief of Mission Dr. Raymond L. Brown and then returned to site.

Wed.-Sun. 19-23/ 09/ 2012- Unpacking at Site and My 28th Birthday!

Mon.-Fri. 24-28/ 09/ 2012- Project Design and Management Workshop and Early Service Conference in Ocho Rios.

Fri.-Sat. 28-29/ 09/2012- Hanging in Oracabessa with some other Volunteers and travelling back to site.

Sun-Tues. 30/ 09-23/ 10/ 2012- Settling in at Site.

Wed.-Fri. 24-26/ 10/ 2012- Hurricane Sandy and Clean-up (Lost power and water 24/10)

Sat.-Mon. 27-29/ 10/2012-  Oracabessa for Halloween Party and showing Pat and his family/friends around the Buff Bay Valley on Monday.

Tues.-Mon. 29/ 10-05/ 11/ 2012- Still without power and water. Spent weekend with friends in Port Antonio.

Mon-Tues. 05-06/ 11/ 2012- Got power back Monday night and water back Tuesday afternoon. Also acquired a puppy we named Spot and Barack Obama was re-elected president of the USA!

Fri.-Sun. 09-11/ 11/ 2012- Spent Friday in Port Antonio and our friend Jackie came to spend the weekend with us. Our First Visitor and outside sampler of Tom's Deep Fry Friday tradition.

Fri.-Sat. 16-17/ 11/ 2012- Second visitor, our friend Kate came to check out Birnamwood Primary School and spent the night!

Sun.-Wed.(today) 18-21/ 11/ 2012- Writing my CASI (Community And Sector Inventory) and preparing for Thanksgiving/ the All Volunteer Meeting in Kingston starting tomorrow.


Its been a crazy last 74 days but I hope to post a more "fun" blog post soon. However this is the gist of the my last 2.5 months!

~ Chelsea

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