OMG, I'm House Manager!!!

I've been scheduled to be house manager for the week. That mean's I'm off work, but I have to do housekeeping stuff. I'm hoping it won't be so bad, but I'll post as the week goes on to update on the experience.

Our Introduction

Today we had our work placement interviews and should be finding out about where we're all going tomorrow. Tonight was also a welcoming meet & greet held by the town. We got to meet some of the billeting families, as well as some of the work sponsors. It was just so amazing, it showed me just how much the town has benefitted in the past, and how much they were looking forward to having us in town. I'm looking forward to my work placement and the next couple of months here. Till next time, Don't Get Eliminated!!! ^_^

The Katima-Conference Closes:Interviews Tomorrow

The Mass Orientation ended today, and the final activity was to talk about what we'll be taking away from the experience. I talked about making new friends, and to lighten the mood, I turned to one of my friends next to me and yelled "I love you man!!!," with laughs coming from all around. Tomorrow is the interviews for our work placements, and I'm just so excited to be able to just get them over with.

The Katima-Conference: Mass Orientation

Today we began our mass orientation, otherwise referred to by the name in the title as "The Katima-Conference". This involves the other groups in the area coming to our town , and meeting with each other, and learning about what exactly we got ourselves into. After dinner, we all went outside and travelled downtown to do some shopping, and a small snowball fight broke out both en route to the respective shops, and in the street on our way back. About 20-25 minutes later, that turned into a full-scale snowball war with everyone making little alliances and pelting each other with snowballs. It was fun, then our Project Coordinatior (PC) came outside after the staff meeting, and we had to tone it down as the respective groups made their ways back to the Katima-Houses in their communities (some of them up to 2.5 hours away!) Otherwise, not much going on. All the action with the work assignments begins next week, so I'll keep posting as time goes on.

The Almighty Arrival

I've arrived in Wawa, and survived my first two flights (it was awesome, the clouds looked like a huge blanket).

My group got to our Katima-house around 11 PM, and I was playing cards until around 2:30 AM with some of the other participants, and from there didn't get to sleep until around 4 AM. I have no idea how long I was asleep, but my Project Leader (PL) woke up not long after I did (the PL won't stop singing either). I start my work assignment next week, and will fill you all in as soon as that happens.

Finally...

I never thought this would come, but I've finally hit the point where I have only one week until my departure. Hell, it seems like I was only hearing that I was selected yesterday. I'm so excited, and I'm kinda spooked at the same time, mainly because it'll be my first time travelling without my family in tow. The other factor is because I'll be on a plane, but that one is not much of an issue at the moment (I'm starting to get over it). Otherwise, my next post will be coming to you when I arrive at my first stop: Wawa, Ontario.