Small town life I have lived most of my life in South Carolina [other states include North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee] — a state with …
Things I Won’t Miss About the Village: Lack of Anonymity
Home–it’s a feeling more than a place
A lot of Peace Corps’ Volunteers post photos and /or videos about their Peace Corps’ homes–and I plan to do that as well. But this …
Hello Seattle–You Unexpected Love
2018 Michelle here: I first visited Seattle in 2012 because I had friends there. I never thought I would like the city, but I fell in …
When I get to where I’m going…
And where might that be, you ask? Rwanda! and the new departure date for Rwanda is June 4–which gives me about 2.5 months to get ready. …
Thoughts before I go
One month to go It’s about four weeks until I go. You see, in theory, I should have something heartfelt and sincere to say. Perhaps …
Every.Single.Thing. I Packed for Madagascar
More than 1500 coherent words on what I packed for two years in Madagascar from the kind of suitcase I had, and everything I put in …
A letter to myself
Dear self, I’m writing you this letter because I know you. You have the tendency to be super motivated at times, but also unbelievably not …
Semmelweis the scientist
Medical Museum First up in my orgy of medical museums and such is the Semmelweis Museum in Budapest, Hungary. I feel bad for Semmelweis. He …
Someday
We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to …