Staging is over. It has been a great opportunity to hang out with our fellow Peace Corps Trainees. Our Staging Trainer, Kathy, went through the basics of Peace Corps. We discussed Peace Corp policies, managing risks, coping with unwanted attention, cross cultural adjustments, and safety and security. We discussed our aspirations and anxieties as well as the goals of Peace Corps and sustainable development. The best part has been trying to come up with songs to sing. At our welcome dinner in Kiribati, we will have to sing 3 songs as a group. Being in tune is plus, as are hand motions. We are all pretty nervvous about this, but plan on practicing before the big day. Skidamarink, Hokey Pokey, Twinkle Twinkle, and a Fly song are some of our options so far. We will let you know how it goes. We are now in LAX waiting for our flight to Nadi, Fiji. The flight is about 11 hours. Fiji, as well as Kiribati, is 18 hours ahead of Texas time, so as we wrote earlier, we lose a day and get there on Wednesday. As our journey gets going communication will be very limited. Our blog will be updated through snail mail. Remember.....NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS.