Mongolian BBQ Is Best BBQ: Swear In

A friend of mine sent some pictures of my swear in ceremony so I thought I would put them up here. When I first arrived in country there was a whole lot of admin activities to get through and at the end of it I was sworn in as a Peace Corps Volunteer. There just happened to be a class of Mongolian English students in the building at the time so our Country Director thought we should use the opportunity for a little bit of a cultural exchange. We all gathered in a conference room and these students were able to see what Peace Corps Volunteers go through in order to serve their country. Darlene (the Country Director) took some time to explain the oath that we take and what it means for a volunteer to raise their hand and say the words. So as I raised my right hand the Mongolian students brought out their cell phones and started to record the whole thing. It actually was a neat experience. I was afraid I would flub the oath, but when the audience doesn't understand English all that well I guess it isn't such a big deal.