Field Based Training

For the past month or so I have been living in a city in the Department of Comayagua by the name of Siguatepeque for Field Based Training (FBT). During FBT the three Peace Corps projects (Health, Business, and Water and Sanitation) separately travel to different cities to receive more intensive technical training. I’m not sure what I was expecting but Siguatepeque is different, to say the least. True, it is much larger than Santa Lucia, with much more entertainment opportunities including a mall, two movie theaters and numerous restaurants. But it is also dusty, loud and polluted. Training has also been stressful. The days are longer and we have little time to socialize after school as most of us live quite far away from one another. It’s also difficult being away from trainees from the other projects.

On a more positive note, the weather is fantastic here- hot as hell during the day (which I LOVE) and cooler during the night. We´ve also had the opportunity to take trips on the weekends - to places such as the Cascada de Pulhapanzak (below), Las Cuevas de Taulabe (above), and the Lago de Yojoa. The days are flying by, and it’s hard to believe that training is almost over.