Mid-Service Conference
This past week, my cohort and I attended our long-awaited mid-service conference (MSC). This conference originally scheduled for August was delayed because Peace Corps decided to combine parts of our conference with Health 7s In-Service Training. Health 7s focus is on maternal and child health, specifically the first 1000 days of life, and they wanted us to be a part of those sessions so we could incorporate this new focus into the rest of our service. I would like to say that I gained a lot of knowledge from this conference, but to be honest, the benefits mainly included a nice hotel, a hot shower, a TV (I watched at least 3 hours of E! everyday, no shame) endless amounts of food and tea, and quality bonding time with my fellow volunteers. I’m generally positive about my experience in Peace Corps, however as I’m learning in this experience, you can’t please everyone and not everything will be perfect. Our cohort has felt somewhat overlooked in the past few months, especially sin