My Site
I found out my site!!! I'm going to this city called Parika in Region 3. It's about an hour away from Georgetown. I had no idea where they were going to place me, but this is a nice surprise. There was a recent volunteer that just left. We met him a few times, and he has done great things for Parika. A lot of people speak very positively about him, and it looks like I have some big shoes to fill. I don't know exactly what I'll be doing, but we start our site visit tomorrow.
This week has been really facisnating. We learned a lot about HIV/AIDS in Guyana. For example, transmission through drug use is not a serious problem here. The biggest concern is transmission through sex. Another interesting thing we learned is that many young girls will have anal sex as a way to preserve "their virginity." Along with learning specific concerns for Guyana, we learned about different techniques we can use to discuss the issue. Today we participated in a very powerful activity in which we roled played as those who tested positive and negative for HIV. The group expressed lots of emotion and tears, and it gave us a glimpse of what life is like as a person infected and affected by HIV.
posted by AULO @ 7:40 PM
3 Comments:
What was your role in the role playing game? Did you cry? I can't imagine how horrible it would be to have HIV but it's also really hard to grasp how I would react if I had it...you know what I mean?
I'm sure you're gonna be amazing at this new place, don't worry about it! Are you going to have internet access? Give us your new address soon!
I'm just on my site visit. I'll go back to Mocha for 2 more weeks. I'll move to Parika permanently at the end of the month. Yes, I'll be living with a host family for the whole 2 years. They'll be in the top flat and I in the bottom.
In the exercise, I was HIV+, and yes, I cried. I couldn't help it once one of the other trainees started to cry. And, then to think how it would not only affect me but also my family and friends.
I will have internet access :)
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