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Tag Archives: PST
Closing ceremonies
I was in Birtamod just after the Thanksgiving trip to Kolkata. I was having lunch with two guys from the Peace Corps office in Washington, DC. They were security. On guy told me that he had been doing, well, military intelligence in Somalia for a several years before retiring and coming to work for the Peace Corps. He told me that when Peace Corps has had to evacuate its volunteers from a country, it's usually because of families calling the office. Or a senator.
Posted in Close of service, Teacher training Also tagged ANNISU, bandhas, Biratnagar, Birtamod, Dharan, Godavari, Kathmandu, Newari, teachers, utpas Comments closed
All the news fit to print
As I mentioned before, former fellow Birganj-wallah Rob departed Nepal. On his last day in country, he hired an elephant to take him from his hotel to the Peace Corps office to hand-in his final paperwork. It's lovely living in a place where the elephant is just as much of a zoo attraction as a mode of transportation.Here's an article from The Himalayan Times about the recent developments with the pre-service training that was occurring in Butwol.
Posted in Peace Corps culture, Technical training Also tagged Butwol, evacuation plans, Maoists, Narayanghat, Prachanda, Rupandehi, The Himalayan Times Comments closed
Retrained: Revisiting Pre-Service Training
As I mentioned before, I'd been invited to the current Pre-Service Training (PST) to teach a couple classes in government schools for the new group, N/196, to observe. But observe what? The new group has lots of energy and interest in their jobs. This could go without saying, but some groups are more casual about work.
Posted in Peace Corps culture, Teaching, Technical training Also tagged Bhairahawa, Bhairahawa Secondary School, comedy of errors, Hindi, Mahatma Buddha School, N/196, PCTs, PCVs, RPCVs Comments closed
First impressions
Due to a glitch in the Peace Corps mechanism, I have been asked to come to the Peace Corps PST site and teach in a model class for the new folks, the PCTs, to learn from. I could fly, but I've decided to take a bus to Bhairahawa, where the PST is being held.
Posted in Teacher training, Technical training Also tagged Bhairahawa, Biratnagar, East-West Highway, Nepalgunj, PCTs Comments closed
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