About Me

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To make a long story as short as I can, I applied to the Peace Corps my senior year at UCLA March 2008. I was nominated to go to Africa doing HIV/AIDS education for March 2009. I moved in with my parents and lived in Sun Valley, ID and Hawaii (I know, tough life.) While I waited, I worked as a waitress and spent lots of time with my parents. We became the "Trio." March 2009 came and went, and I began getting in patient with the Peace Corps, and decided it was time to move on from my dreams of being a Peace Corps Volunteer. I moved to San Francisco to be with all my college friends and started working as a Sales Rep at Pacific Office Automation. At POA is where I met my good friend Aricca (ULLL!!) I had moved on from the Peace Corps and liked my job and loved living in the city. As luck would have it, Peace Corps contacted me in December 2009 and offered me and invitation to Rwanda for HIV AIDS education and Youth Development leaving at the end of February. Without seeing where I was going to land, I jumped in with both feet and accepted!

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Staging in Philly

So I made it to Philly.  I looked so ridiculous in the airport with my two fifty pound bags, and my backpacking back waiting in the rain at 11:30pm for my shuttle to the Holiday Inn.  It took me about 30 minutes to realize the shuttle service was not coming, so I jumped in a cab, and went to the hotel for a good nights sleep.  My roomate is randomly the only other California girl, so we stayed up for a few hours talking about how excited we are to start our adventure!

Orientation was pretty long, and we went over the logistics of the travel and the first few weeks in Rwanda.  There are 36 people in my group, 31 girls and 5 boys. (boys- you should really consider doing the Peace Corps!) I am getting very excited to leave here tomorrow, and will write more tomorrow.  I am thinking I will have internet when I am in training until May :) 
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My Address!

Please write! This will be my address until May 7!

Allie Miller
PC Rwanda
B.P 5657
Kigali, Rwanda

I will write you back! xoxox
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Sunday, February 21, 2010

I will be updating this slideshow with pictures when I get there!

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Holy crap, this is actually happening!

Hello everyone!  So I have no idea if I will have access to internet or electricity, but I am starting this blog in hopes I that I will be able to keep everyone in the loop as to what I have been up to in Africa!  This whole process of joining the Peace Corps has been a very long and drawn out process (see my "about me" section) but alas, it has finally come!

To start, my title, "Peace Corps Rapport" was inspired by my job at Pacific Office Automation.  My boss frequently stressed the importance of building "rapport" with clients, and I have to say, for the first week or so, I did not know what this word meant, or why it was so important.  I know know that building rapport means to keep in touch with someone and build a relationship.  So, Peace Corps Rapport was perfect! (could also be associated with the Colbert Report)

These last few weeks have been super hectic.  Finding a sub-letter for my apartment (thanks Nat!), getting all my clothes put away in storage (thanks Judy!) and driving my car and all some of my furniture down to Southern California where my belongings will stay in my Grandparents garage (thanks grandma and grumps!)  I am now currently in Sun Valley with my parents and my older brother Kevin after enjoying the sun in Puerto Vallarta with the Watson family! (What a trip Watson's!) 

My last day in the states was today.  It was a beautiful day up on Baldey mountain.  My parents and I skied all day, and took a break at the top of Seattle Ridge for a prime rib flatbread sandwich, my fav!  I am mostly all packed up, and am just waiting for my flight tomorrow afternoon.  

I will fly to Philadelphia for two days for staging, then to New York, to Brussels, and finally to Kigali, Rwanda.  I am so excited for this experience to start.  I am feeling a little bit anxious leaving everyone, but I will be back in a blur, with this amazing experience under my belt.  It is hard not to get sentimental when leaving, but I just keep remembering that what I am giving up here is going to pale in comparison to what I am about to gain.  I have NO expectations of what this experience is going to hold, but I can assure you its going to have its ups and downs, and I will be sure to blog about all of them! So stay tuned! I love you all, and thanks for your support! xoxoxo
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