Close of Service

Ryan and I traveled to the main island last Tuesday to participate in our Close of Service Conference. This conference was to prepare us to finish out our two years  and two months of service here in Tonga. It was wonderful to have time to relax and celebrate this major accomplishment with our fellow volunteers. It made me so proud to see how far we have all come as a group and as individuals. It will be weird to return to a life without these people who have served as both family and friends these last two years.

Most exciting of all, Ry and I were able to book our plane tickets home to America! We will touch down in Des Moines on November 6 at 9:30 p.m. We are so excited! We will keep you all updated on our plans as the time gets closer.

Here are pictures taken by a few of our fellow volunteers. Thanks Steph, Mandy, and Michael for chronicling our week together with all these beautiful pictures!

Our rooms at the resort.

Working hard at the conference!

Time for cake? Speaking the Klob language!

Receiving our certificates of completion.

Group 77 and the staff of Peace Corps Tonga.

Group 77.

Group 77 showing our true colors.

Watching the sun go down. Such a cool picture!

The boys of G77.

My friend Mandy and I before our ceremony.

Team Vava'u.

Ry and I with Michael and Tynesha. This was our home-stay group when we first arrived.

Chiara and I excited about food!

Wine, stories, and laughter.

Arguing over who gets to play next. Aren't we super mature?

He did NOT make it...