Here I am in Philly with my delightful Group 10. We leave in three hours for JFK and then fly to Johannesburg, about 15 hours. From there, it's a five- or six-hour drive to Swaziland and another hour to the training site.
For those of you wondering what the mission of this deal is, here you go.
From the Peace Corps Act (via my staging workbook):
"The Congress of the United States declares that it is the policy of the United States and the purpose of this Act to promote world peace and friendship through a Peace Corps, which shall make available to interested countries and areas men and women of the United States qualified for service abroad and willing to serve, under conditions of hardship if necessary, to help the peoples of such countries and areas in meeting their needs for trained manpower, particularly in meeting the basic needs of those living in the poorest areas of such countries, and to help promote a better understanding of the American people on the part of the peoples served and a better understanding of other peoples on the part of the American people."
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