On a plane to Philly

Good morning all!

So this morning I am headed to Philadelphia to begin the "staging" process, signaling the beginning of my Peace Corps training.

After a day of orientation, several meetings, and meeting fellow Bulgarian PC trainees, we all will depart for Sofia, Bulgaria on May 11th (arriving on the 12th).

Once there, we spend 4 days receiving more shots, country and culture orientations, as well as just touring around the city on our own.

After 4 days we bus up to Vratsa to begin 3 months of daily culture and language training.  During this time I will be staying with a host family and studying in a group of 5 other PC trainees.  Each week we coordinate community projects to practice our language and cultural understanding, as well as traveling to different sites to engage in other forms of training.

The country looks beautiful and the hiking plenty.  This I cannot wait to explore!

If you would like to Skype, just add me: Sean Michael Michetti, and we can stay connected through this adventure!

Be well,
Sean