I will be leaving for the Dominican Republic in February on an environmental education promotion program. I’ve already been in contact with several current volunteers in the DR and one coming along with my group (Jen Bingham). Is there anyone else out there who will be headed out in February? Check out [...]
Okay, living in foreign countries and being in the Peace Corps is not a solo experience. I once believed people joined the Peace Corps and were shipped off individually or with 2 or 3 other people to remote villages somewhere. This isn’t how it works at all. The Peace Corps program in [...]
I got asked, when I came back, what my average day was like. I wrote it out, but never published. Here it is: A normal day… My cell phone buzzes at me at 7:45. I’m usually either already awake, or not ready to be awake and press snooze once. I eventually stumble into the kitchen, clean yesterday’s [...]
On Wednesday, Gwoup 19 sworn in as the newest Peace Corps Volunteers in Haiti! Six Volunteers will be doing health work, specifically with HIV/Aids. Two Volunteers will be working in water and sanitation. Because of recent developments in the country, we were told that we had to wait a week before we head to [...]
To find the utmost reward of daring should be still to dare. Robert Frost’s words have been a great help to me as I prepare to go to Haiti. I hope that these words will help any people out there about to leave home and their comfort zone. In about a week, I’ll be leaving for [...]
