The End of PST

It's been a few weeks, sorry about that. It's now the last week of training. I will being going to Poti (my home for the next two years) on Friday. I feel like I've learned so much the last 11 weeks. I now know a little Georgian. I've made some great friends who I feel like I've known forever and not just 3 months. I've passed so many test, writing projects, and booklets. I only have one more left tomorrow. It's our Georgian test called the LPI. I'm not looking forward to that, but it is what it is. Gori has been a great home and I'm sad to be leaving it, but so excited about the things to come in Poti. The only feeling I can really compare this two is finishing a semester in college. You know you will see people again, but you also know it will never be the same. I've had an amazing cluster and host family. I'm happy that my first memories of Georgia will be with them. Our LCF was amazing and did her best to keep us in line and help us learn. It really was asking a lot of her.
Last week on the 4th of July we had a big picnic with all the PCT (Peace Corps Trainees), PC staff,
and host families. The staff tried to make it as American as they could. We had all the most important 4th of July food including hamburgers, hot dogs, watermelon, and ice cream. You should know that PCTs eat a lot of ice cream for some reason. I think it just makes us happy. Each cluster had to make a pie or salad. For my cluster I made a crisp like my Dad always makes at home. It turned out ok, my host mom was right it needed more sugar. It was the last big and fun event together before we all head off to our sites. It was so cool to finally meet all the host families and see the people we have been hearing stories about this whole time.
Today was our last day of classes. We finished off Georgian strong...take that how you will. At the end of IOD training we all went into the school gym and stood in a circle. Everyone was given a certificate with someone's name on it. We all took turns talking about the person we had and then gave them their certificate. It was really nice to have that little time together. I almost teared up. We are now ready to go out and help people. I feel like I'm ready for it.
OK, I have to go get my last Georgian lesson in before the test. Thanks for reading and I hope you Enjoyed. Next time I post I'll be a PCV!