I just got some info from Dan, who's the Country Desk Officer (he's been very helpful, btw). Per Dan, there are 22 of us in Group 83 for Samoa. 20 of the group are in their 20's. Two of us are "over 50", which is the polite way of not giving the ages of the more mature volunteers.
We'll be going through staging in L.A. with another 25 folks who will be serving in Tonga. We'll stage together, fly together to Samoa and then the group of 25 will fly on to Tonga.
Wow that is sooo exciting! Hopefully we will add some more 83ers to our little communication group!
ReplyDeleteI travel to Samoa 2 or 3 times a year and i find the food a bit hard going, so i travel with a bottle of tabasco sauce, helps with the fatty foods ,you wont be able to get it in Samoa,I hope this is a little help , Anthony & Elena
ReplyDeleteGood advice, thanks! I grew up on the Mexican border and eat spicy food every day. Is it easy to find chili powder or canned chiles? I'll definitely be packing some spicy stuff.
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