My Permanent Site Assignment - at last!

Finally, I have my site - I'll live in the capitol of Belize, Belmopan, and work with the agency, NAVCO - National Association of Village Councils Organization. The organization is relatively new, the last two PCVs helped with the infrastructure - acquiring a building, organizational structure. One of the PCV, a lawyer, set them up in coordination with the Belizean government. I'll give you more detail about the organization as I start working on the project. My main assignment deals with training the staff with administrative processes and organization, just up my alley, it's a good fit. I really wanted an urban setting by the coast - I miss my San Francisco by the sea and wanted the same here. Belmopan is in the middle of the country, flat, and spread out - a beginning of a city similar to L.A. After talking with other volunteers and PC staff, I feel better about the site assignment. I'm at the Garden City Hotel (yeah, the Tenderloin hotel, again). Tomorrow morning. I meet my counterpart from the organization who will take me to the new host family. I'll stay there for four weeks, then I find my permanent home. The swearing in happens on October 22 - a big day for all of us.