Super Stage Swears In

I, Jennifer Wysong, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

Today we got all gussied up in our Senegalese best and took the oath to become real live Peace Corps Volunteers at the ambassadors house in Dakar. This marks the official end of our time as trainees, and the "super stage" (as we have been dubbed by our fellow volunteers) will scatter all across the country to our respective villages to start getting our hands dirty. We will reconvene in Kedougou for an Independence Day party, and at the end of July we will meet back up in Thies for In Service Training. Until then our country director has issued us a challenge...spend 5 consecutive weeks in your village without spending the night anywhere else. Now the real fun begins...