Official Peace Corps Volunteers!

It has finally happened! All our weeks of training, language, and learning what is acceptable here finally paid off. 

We're lucky to be in Rabat for all the festivities (and an extra week, but that's for another post). 

We had our Language Proficiency Interviews a couple of days ago and are proud to say that we are proficient enough to stay here! We can communicate in all the essential situations and are excited to get out there and practice with members of our new community. 

Today's ceremony was short, sweet, and to the point. We heard from the Secretary General of the Moroccan Ministry of Yourh and Sports, where he commented on the strong ties between Morocco and America and welcomed us to the country on the Ministry's behalf. From there, Ambassador Bush welcomed us and administered the official oath to swear us in as Official Peace Corps Volunteers. Then two volunteers gave speeches (in Moroccan Arabic!) and we were released to a small reception. 

Now, everyone heads off to begin service in their sites (and change the world a bit).

Here are a few pictures with more to come as they get to us. 

This is our LCF, Bahija!

The 95 newest Peace Corps Volunteers in Morocco. 

A selfie with Ambassador Bush.