Staging - Staging is April 23rd in Philly. From what I've learned you're in your staging city for all of 48 hours and it is really just a chance to a.) meet everyone b.) make sure they have control of you so you don't miss your flight the next day and c.) give you a chance to go drink one last time on American soil to make sure it lasts you the 2 years you'll be gone.
Orientation - Once I actually get to Georgia we will be in a hotel for the first 3 days before we move into our training village of Telavi. Apparently we get met at the airport by some of the local media, so if you hear of an international incident caused by an American make sure to turn on the news that night to see if it was me. After the airport we head to a good restaurant to have a nice (Georgian) dinner before heading to the hotel. I've been primed to expect the next 3 days to be filled with a lot of training covering safety, security, transportation, the culture and the host families. Oh and shots. Not the drinking kind, but any vaccines we may need in country that we havent already received.
