COS

Peru 19 spent the past week in Lima, reuniting one last time for our COS (close of service) conference. The conference was an opportunity to bring our whole training group together, look back on our (almost) two years of service, and start thinking about saying goodbye to Peru and life after Peace Corps.

Throwback - Peru 19 on swearing in day in August 2012

Group photo at COS: the remaining 37 of us who survived two years

Until last week, the end of my time in Peru had still seemed far off; a few months away, not yet really on my mind. COS served as a serious reality check: I'll be leaving Cajabamba for good only two months from today! And there are so many things I want (projects, trips, time with people) and need (reports, reports, reports) to do before then. Time has really snuck up on me, and I already know these final months are going to fly by. While I'm ready to move on to new adventures, leaving Peru and my family and friends here will be incredibly hard - I'm simultaneously excited for and dreading July 15th. But instead of thinking about that, I'm going to try and focus on being present and aprovechar-ing my remaining time here to the max.

Receiving my certificate of appreciation during the COS ceremony from Program Director Alfredo

 

COS photo shoots - economic development volunteers

Cajamarca 19ers