First Day at Work??

Well, this is my fifth day in Guyana, and so far it is quite OK. I moved in to the apartment on the second day. I live on a ground floor behind and below VSO couples, one from Canada and other from Holland. My compound has a security guard (who cannot hear very well...), and is in a relatively nice area.


After two days of short orientation, I did a sort of home stay with one of long term VSO's. She showed me around in the town and took me to shopping. I had a dinner at other VSO's place. On Sunday, they organized a potluck lunch party, so that I can meet other volunteers/ interns.

I had everything for the first time, the first walking alone, the first making a cup of tea, the first killing a cockroach, the first power outage etc. I have to admit that I feel a bit lost, but this is quite normal. I am around people who have been here longer than me, so it is hard for me keep up.


This morning, I had a meeting at VSO office to meet one volunteer who did some work for the org where I will be working. I found out that I am already off to other region to accompany her on the need assessment research trip. My work is still not totally clear to me, but I will take one thing at a time.