I finally got here on August 19th, via plane to Munich, train to Paris overnight, and then a final train to Arras, where I will be living for the next four months.

Since then, I have been working like crazy in training. Our boss said that in four days, we learn what could normally fill a semester's length of a history class on the first world war.

We have visited sooo many monuments, memorials and cemetaries since starting training. It's a little overwhelming, but great.

Will update later tonight, still unpacking.

Kelly