Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Site Placement!

With exactly 2 weeks until we fly from Charleston to LAX and 16 days until we fly from LAX to Auckland and Auckland to Port Vila, we -- finally! -- got a very exciting email containing our site placement information!
So, here it is.....
Upon completion of training in Port Vila (the capital of Vanuatu) and our swearing in ceremony, we will head to the island of Espiritu Santo! It is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu. It is a Category 1 (out of 4) site, meaning that it is the least remote of the sites where Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV's) are placed.
Cole will be working at Narango School and I will be working at Tavuemai School. Cole will be the second PCV to work in his school, and I will be the first PCV to work in mine. That is all of the information we have about the schools and our placement right now.
From the little research we have done so far, it seems like a place where we will be very happy-- and hopefully very helpful!
I have attached some information about Santo, but here are some basic facts/information...

  • Like I said, it is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu. It has a population of around 40,000. 
  • It is in the Sanma Province 
  • It is a popular tourist destination, especially for divers who travel there to explore the "SS President Coolidge" which is the largest wreck in the world accessible to divers. 
  • There seem to be a lot of fun things to do there (SO START SAVING AND COME VISIT!!!) including: diving, snorkeling, caves, blue holes, hiking, waterfalls and fishing! 
  • The average high year round is 82 degrees, and the average low year round is 72 degrees. 
  • The rainy season starts around December and lasts until April with average rainfall ranging from 10-13 inches of rain per month. The dry season is from May until October/November. 


Wikipedia Info
Travel/Tourism Info.
Map of Espiritu Santo

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