July 1: Leave Tampa International at 6AM for MIA. Leave MIA for Philly @ 8AM. Arrive Philly @ 12ish. 1PM registration w/ Peace Corps @ the Sheraton University City. 3 - 7PM Peace Corps training.
July 2: 8:30AM - 12 training continues...then lunch, then training form 1:30 - 6PM.
July 3: 7AM hotel check-out. 8AM Vaccinations. 1PM airport.
July 4: ????
July 5: 8:30 - 10AM PC policy. 10:15 - 12:30 PSL overview, S & S pre-test and helmet form handed out. 14:00 - 17:00 S & S pre-test and signed helmet forms collected. Language interviews, bike fittings and more vaccinations!! Notice the switch to 2400 time.
July 6: 10-10:30AM brunch @ community director's. Meeting ambassador and RSO for rest of day until 15:00 - 17:30 language class.
July 7: 8AM - 1700 project overview. 10:30 Zemidjan orientation and walking tour.
July 8: Same orientation as July 7 until 14:00 - 16:00, host family orientation. Vaccinations. 16:15 - 17:15 overview of Benin.
July 9: early morning, vehicle loading. 8 -11AM S & S incident reporting/responding and vaccinations. Depart for training sites. 15:00 meet host family.
July 10: 1st night processing. 10:30-12:30 visit local authorities. 15:00 - town exploration.
July 11: 8 - 10AM language. 10:30-12:30 technical orientation. 15:00 - 17:00 language.
July 12: 8 - 10AM language. 10:30 - 12:30 cross-culture orientation and pre-test. Time with hots family after lunch.
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An experience in Benin, West Africa
Contact Info
Emergency Contact:
country code 229
Phone #: 21-31-38-93
Fax #: 21-31-01-92
Email:
peacecorpschadsey@yahoo.com
Cell Phone:
229 96 56 69 00
Tip: use a african calling card or skype to call me between 7 and 10 AM EST.
Snail Mail:
Michael Chadsey, PCV
Corps de la Paix Americain
01 B.P. 971
Cotonou, Benin
Afrique de l’Ouest (West Africa)
TIPS:
Write 'Air Mail' and 'Par Avion' on your packages.
Use bubble-type envelopes, not boxes.
Declare the contents to be of little to no value.
It will take time for things to reach me = nothing perishable.
Also remember I have to pay to get anything out of the post office if you use boxes or stuff too much in an envelope. Thanks
country code 229
Phone #: 21-31-38-93
Fax #: 21-31-01-92
Email:
peacecorpschadsey@yahoo.com
Cell Phone:
229 96 56 69 00
Tip: use a african calling card or skype to call me between 7 and 10 AM EST.
Snail Mail:
Michael Chadsey, PCV
Corps de la Paix Americain
01 B.P. 971
Cotonou, Benin
Afrique de l’Ouest (West Africa)
TIPS:
Write 'Air Mail' and 'Par Avion' on your packages.
Use bubble-type envelopes, not boxes.
Declare the contents to be of little to no value.
It will take time for things to reach me = nothing perishable.
Also remember I have to pay to get anything out of the post office if you use boxes or stuff too much in an envelope. Thanks
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About Me
- Mike Chadsey
- I just graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and I am starting off on a new adventure as a PCV in Benin, West Africa
DIsclaimer
All of the opinions or thoughts shared on this blog are those of Michael Chadsey and not those of the Peace Corps or any offical operating on behalf of the governments of Benin or the US.
2 comments:
Almost there...you must be getting excited/anxious to go! I noticed in your itinerary that you won't be staying with your host family right away, so will you be at PC headquarters? And will your mailing address change when you leave your host family?
My address will change but I will post the change on my blog when it happens :)
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