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My Photo Name: Querétaro Language School
Location: Santiágo de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
Founded: 2008

"Learn Spanish, Share the Mexican culture and Give back to the community!"


Friday, December 15, 2006

Chapter 40: The week V became T

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It takes almost 3 months for a V to mature into a T. An amazing biological process that not all the V's make it through. But in our case most of us survived more or less in one piece. But some of you may be asking, what does it take for a T to become a V? Well, believe it or not, forcing one letter to undergo spontaneous evolution is a lot harder than one would think. It takes on average about three months. The T has to go through intensive training in a foreign and sometimes intimidating location. The T has to then inherit some of the traits of there environment (eating habits, traditions, and languages) .

The evolution goes through many phases. The T's have to do, and learn many new things that will be of us in there new lives as V's. These growing activities include, but are not limited to exploring there surroundings, catching exotic deceases and acting in strange ritual plays (Pastorela). The life of a T is sometimes grueling, and they can sometimes go crazy (See photo on left). But it is all part of the miraculous transformation.

The ritual of transformation for the T's took place this last Wednesday. It was a day dominated by letters and acronyms. The head honcho of the V's from DC came down as well as the VP's and P's of CONACYT and SEMERNAT. The ACD and CD were also there, as well as the acting ABD of the US. There ritual involves many speeches in English, and even more in Spanish. But when it is all over the T's take an oath and instantly metamorphose into V's.

What a WEEK.

Spanish School Mexico

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2 Comments:

Blogger Michael Downey said...

I'm trying really hard, but not 100% sure about the V's and T's and rest of the alphabet soup. Help! :-)

Michael
Nominated (for now!) to French-speaking Africa, June

11:48 PM  
Blogger Raymond Blakney said...

Hi Michael,
I can see the confusion, but it will all become clear once you join the Peace Corps (PC). They love acronyms. The "T" and "V" refers to Peace Corps Trainee (PCT) which is what you are for the first three month while are in language training. And Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) is what you become after you successfully complete training and get sworn in.

9:57 AM  

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