5....4....3....2....1.... Blast Off!

So today I had a conference call with some of the other volunteers and with my volunteer coordinator. It made me even more excited and I really am looking forward to meeting my fellow volunteers and and to be in Peru! So some things that I found out today are that at the house where I will be staying there will be 20 volunteers there already and we will be adding 15! So there will be 35 volunteers in this one house. Pretty crazy! All of the rooms are like dorms and there are 6 bunk beds per room. It will definitely be an adventure getting used to living in such close quarters with so many people, but I really can't wait! :) Today I also got my placement for where I will be volunteering while I am in Peru! The name of the partner organization that I will be working with is called INABIF (National Institute for the Welfare of Infants and the Family). The site is in Villa El Salvador and it is a big center that provides different educational and recreational services and activities for kids aged 1-16 years old. It also serves as a day care center for children of working families. My duties while I am there will include helping children play with their puzzles and other institutional material, helping teachers feed the kids, playing with kids during recess, and teaching simple games. I am so excited to be able to work with these kids and I know that it will be an amazing experience! I have a few things left to do before I leave but I am feeling really calm about everything so far. My flight leaves on Saturday morning at about 6 am and I arrive in Lima at about 1 am. I will be picked up at the airport by CCS staff and taken to the home base which is about 40 min away. So... Its finally here and I can't wait for the adventure to start! I just want to say thank you to all of you for your support and excitement for me! Love you all! :)