We finally arrived in Panama yesterday afternoon. It was great to finally be starting our Peace Corps adventure. The weather here has been much cooler than we expected. It's not overwhelmingly hot. Today it was around 85 or so with not a lot of humidity. They have warned us that it will get hotter, but for now we are enjoying the moderate temperatures.
Half of the group (the English teachers) are staying at Ciudad del Saber, which is an former US Army base, on the outskirts of Panama City. Now it is home to Florida State U extension campus, and a number of NGO's including the Peace Corps. The environmental volunteers are staying in a small hotel in Panama City. For four nights we will have air conditioning, hot showers, and internet access. On Sunday we will move to our training site where we will live with our host families for nine weeks.
The peace corps staff has been really friendly and helpful, and we have been impressed by the training we have done so far. We continue to have a great time getting to know our fellow volunteers, who are quite an interesting group.
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