Hello I am currently a PC nominee for the South Pacific. Any stories or advice on this location would be helpful, even though I know this may change. Mainly though, I would like to know if there are any current or former volunteers in the IT field in PC. What sorts of things [...]
The saintly Vanuatu PCMO Jane Laycock is visiting North America, so Vanuatu RPCVs are getting together for a mini reunion this weekend in the Seattle area. If you’d like to join them, send me a message and I’ll share the details.
I was reading in the latest Wired mag about a man who put together a volunteer architectural organization that will benefit communities struck by disaster through open source design and information sharing. Through this project, aid organizations will be able to build inexpensive, effective semi-permanent housing. What struck me was that was that [...]
Vanuatu Online - Port Vila,Vanuatu Despite having no lights, no phone, no motor cars, Lucas Merrigan, of Paul, is finding life on a remote island in the South Pacific very satisfying. …
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Santa Cruz,CA,USA Brendan Lynch was never a swimmer or a surfer while he was growing up in Santa Cruz. Now 24, he’s living on a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean, working as a Peace Corps volunteer and teaching children to read English. …
