The Task Ahead

In 1994 the government of Suriname formally invited Peace Corps to establish a rural community development program designed to assist its Amerindian and Maroon communities in the country's rural interior. Today, more than 300 volunteers have served in the country, including the 40 presently serving.

In February 2011 I too was invited to serve as a volunteer in Suriname. I was assigned to the Community Economic Development (CED) program, which strives to promote participatory community development, children and youth skills development and sustainable business practices. I hope to use this blog to inform family and friends about my activities, adventures and mishaps. Enjoy!

Friday, November 25, 2011

Thanksgiving and Srefidensi

I'll provide a quick update while I have internet access in the capital:
  • On November 19th I ran the Srefidensi Half Marathon at, admitedly, a very slow pace. I was, however, very pleased to finish and enjoyed the race and time spent with other Peace Corps volunteers.
  • Yesterday the Ambassador and his wife kindly hosted the PCVs and a couple other American's in country to Thanksgiving dinner at their home. The food was excellent and it was a wonderful way to spend the holiday. Unfortunately I may have overdone it with the food--I very nearly had to be rolled out to the taxi!
  • Today is Sredifensi Day, or Surinamese Independence Day. I will not be staying in the city for the festivities but am sure it's bound to be a wild time.
  • Special thanks to Ringa Bulatovic for sending me a new camera! It's up and running so I should have a new batch of pictures to upload the next time I'm in the city. Very exciting :)
  • The first week in December I will be attending a boys camp in a Saramaccan village on the Suriname River. I'm very excited to see how the camp is executed so that Suzie Kay and I can replicate it in our village to correspond to the Camp GLOW we plan to hold for the girls of Rica in the Spring.
More to come!
Posted by sullikat at 3:33 AM

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