Last days in Dubreka...

It's been a bittersweet last few weeks for the trainees here in Guinea. After 10 weeks of hard work, we are finished with training. We spent the last week teaching in practice school and preparing for the big move to our sites. The last few days were pretty busy. On Saturday, we had an awards ceremony to p[resent certificates to the top students in practice school. On Sunday, we climbed Le Chien Qui Fume, the mountain that overlooks Dubreka. On Monday morning we had our final language interview for French (I passed!) and learned some more local language. Then on Monday night we had a talent show with all the trainees and the language trainers. I was in charge of the transitions between acts. I didn't get any pictures but I think there is a picture of me doing a skit on Facebook. On Tuesday we had a short lang tech session on the morning and then spent the rest of the day packing. I gave some small gifts to my family and then went on one last walk around Dubreka with some of the volunteers. Then I spent the rest of the evening with my host family. This morning, I finished packing up and we drove to the farewell ceremony. There were a lot of speeches and dancing and we ate with our host families one last time before climbing on the bus to head to Conakry. We will be spending the next 5 days in Conakry to buy things that we'll need at our sites. Our swearing in ceremony will also be here in Conakry. It is on Friday and everyone had African clothes made out of the same fabric so we can all match for the ceremony. I heard that it will be on national television but I'm not sure if this is actually true. I'll be posting photos of it for sure so check back in a few days. Here is a video from the top of Le Chien Qui Fume: