Tips, Ideas, Thoughts?

Soo this post goes out to anyone (even though I only have 2 people following this blog as of right now...) who is currently serving in or has served in the past in Nicaragua for the Peace Corps- Not positive what to expect really and would love some advice!
Anything you can think of that you wish you knew before going to Nica...maybe things you wish you brought etc...If you would leave a comment about it, I would really appreciate it!

NICA!!!

Finalmente I found out...it seems like I have been telling people that I am leaving but do not know where or when or to do what for so long now. To be able to say I am moving to Nicaragua for 27 months leaving January 11, 2011, is such an incredible feeling. My job title is Health Advocator and I will be working in the Reproductive Health and HIV Education program, which sounds pretty perfect. What this entails exactly....I am still figuring out and I probably will be figuring out for the next 6-10 months or so. Basically what happens now is that I tell Peace Corps that I definitely want to take the position, I apply for a Peace Corps US passport, start having goodbye parties for myself, research Nicaragua and get ready for staging and pre service training. Staging is a 3 ish day orientation held somewhere in the US and gives volunteers the opportunity to begin to get to know our fellow trainees. From staging we fly to Nica where we begin our 3 month pre-service training. During this training period we will be staying with NIcaraguan families, learning and practicing Spanish, going to trainings on health and safety and being trained on what our jobs will entail.
After basically driving myself insane this week from waiting for the mail to come, just knowing where I am going feels fantastic!