PEACE CORPS COSTA RICA
March 7th, 2016
Apartado 1380-1200 Pavas, Costa Rica Apartado 1266-1000, San José, Costa Rica Teléfono/Fax: (506) 2231-4122
Dear Tico 27,
Welcome to COS! Congratulations on your Close of service! We’re happy to host your Close of Service training (COS) at the Hotel Tryp Sabana. We have been fortunate enough to use this hotel, thanks to some very good bartering on the part of PC and some very generous price-cutting on the part of the hotel. We ask that you please uphold the positive image of Peace Corps to ensure the hotel is willing to host future training events. Accommodations: You will sleep in luxurious, shared accommodations (mostly triples). Married couples will have their own room. Thursday 10 – Friday 11 Medical, Dental, LPI and Exit Interviews: Please refer to emails from Medical, Sandra and Rocio regarding your personal appointments on Thursday and Friday. Breakfast will be served in the hotel; all other meals are on your own. Monday - Friday Meals: Breakfast is served buffet-style in the Restaurant near the pool starting at 6:00 a.m. Refreshments and lunches will be outside of the meeting rooms. Dinners will be on your own, except Wednesday night when you will have a group dinner at Anne’s house. Per Diem: You have already had 20,000 colones deposited into your bank account and between march 9 – 10 we are going to deposit another 12,000 colones, for a total of 32,000 colones to cover the following: Dinners (4,000 colones per dinner x 6 = 24,000); Lunches (4,000 colones per lunch x 2 = 8,000). PCVs who travel for more than 5 hours also had 8,000 colones deposited for lunch in transit on Sunday and Saturday travel days. Transportation costs were also deposited based on historical transportation costs to/from site/SJO for each PCV. *Additional expenses should be reflected in a reimbursement form provided at the Conference.
The COS Conference will be held in Sabana 1 starting at 8:00 a.m. on Monday! Recreation: You are encouraged to enjoy the hotel and its amenities: hot water, cable t.v., and gym. The Sabana Park, near from the hotel, has trails and fields for those of you who prefer running/walking outdoors. As a courtesy to guests, please refrain from group gatherings late at night in public spaces. Wi-fi: The hotel will provide each interested PCV with an access code for wi-fi use at check-in. The access code will allow you to use the internet from personal laptops for the duration of your stay. Looking forward to seeing you soon! Laura
PEACE CORPS COSTA RICA Apartado 1380-1200 Pavas, Costa Rica Apartado 1266-1000, San José, Costa Rica Teléfono/Fax: (506) 2231-4122
TICO 27 CLOSE OF SERVICE WORKSHOP March 7 – 9th, 2016 MONDAY, March 7th
TUESDAY, March 8th
WEDNESDAY, March 9th
8:00 – 8:45 Welcome and Overview Rachel Horta / Anne Braghetta
8:00 – 9:30 Feedback to PC Anne Braghetta
8:30 – 10:30 13. Our Legacy – Presentations to PCCR Staff TICO 27
8:45 – 10:30 Reviewing the Volunteer Experience, Honors Luis Mata and Erik Winkler
9:30-10:30 Administrative COS Procedures Admin Team
Break 10:30 – 11:00
Break 10:30 – 10:45
11:00 – 12:00 Sharing your PC Experience: How Have I Changed? Laura Borel
10:45 – 12:30 RPCV Round Tables Introductions, Café Themes: Foreign Service Teaching Abroad International Organizations Living Abroad
LUNCH 12:00 – 1:00
LUNCH 12:30 - 1:30
LUNCH 12:15 – 1:15
1:00 – 2:45 Medical COS Procedures Wrap-up & paperwork Facilitator: PCMO
1:30 – 3:30 Career Development for Life Round Tables Resume Writing Interviewing, Networking Graduate School & Career NGO Sector, Intl Development
1:15 – 2:00 Leaving Costa Rica and RE-entry to the US: Strategies for Readjustment Rachel Horta and Erik Winkler
Break 10:30 – 10:45
Break 2:45 – 3:15
Break 3:30 – 4:00
3:15 – 4:15 Programming COS Procedures CED & TEFL Teams
4:00 – 5:00 12. RPCV Resources and Third Goal Activities Rachel Horta Non-competitive eligibility PC Fellowship Program
4:15- 5:15 Safety and Security Issues Javier Chacón
Dinner on your own
Dinner on your own
10:45 – 12:15 Project Groups CED & TEFL Teams
2:00– 3:00 Preparing to Return Home: Finishing Up, Goodbyes CED & TEFL Teams
Break 3:00 - 3:30 3:30 – 4:30 17. Wrap Up and COS Evaluation Laura Borel
5:00 Dinner at Anne’s house