This time a year ago I was peeing and pooping in a hole. I had my own little house chamber pot cleverly disguised as a …
Good riddance to plumbing problems
Peace Corps
Mr Wendel
On the surface Mr Wendel actually has nothing to do with this post. However that is one of the first songs I remember hearing played …
Things I Won’t Miss About the Village: Lack of Anonymity
Small town life I have lived most of my life in South Carolina [other states include North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee] — a state with …
End of the Year Review: Peace Corps Edition
Another year has come and gone. I KNOW! How is that even possible? It seems like only yesterday I was packing my bags for Madagascar, and yet …
A Timeline of the Peace Corps Process
Applying to the Peace Corps is an arduous process even with the ‘new’ system rolled out in 2014. My guess is they make the application process …
From Trainee to Volunteer 5: Home wasn’t built in a day
This is the last post in my series From Trainee to Volunteer relating the trials and tribulations transitioning from Peace Corps’ Trainee to Peace Corps’ …
From Trainee to Volunteer 4: Expectations and living under pressure
This is the 4th post in the series From Trainee to Volunteer [See the others here: Swearing in, Site, and Goals]. This one is all …
Splish Splash
Splish, splash, I was takin’ a [bucket] bathLong about a Saturday night, yeahA rub dub, just relaxin’ in the tubThinkin’ everythin’ was alright Well, I …
Spaghetti with tomato sauce: Cooking in the Corps 1
Welcome to my first post in the series called Cooking in the Corps. By the end of the series, there will be [hopefully] a collection …