I visited a friend of mine a few weeks ago and in the course of 24 hours my mind once again felt twisted and distorted in its thoughts about humanity. This friend of mine is Roy and he lives in … Continue reading →
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I would be lying if I said that I have truly experienced African living. For the most part I’ve had it pretty easy since arriving here. There are definitely some things I wish I could experience but there are many … Continue reading →
When I was in Switzerland I was educated on their importance of punctuality. The Swiss are so punctual that it’s considered an insult to be late to anything (thus their infamy in watch making). This is clearly not the case … Continue reading →
During the years of apartheid here in South Africa, the National Party spent a great deal of energy keeping the tribal groups and races separated in order to create chaos among the groups, encourage tribal feuds, and prevent collaboration and … Continue reading →
Before departing for Africa I filled my imagination with all the wild and exotic animals I would see once I arrived, only to be disheartened that I didn’t see a single giraffe, zebra, lion, monkey, or anything else, besides the … Continue reading →
Yesterday and today I was finally able to accomplish some things. Lots of things actually. I think it might have helped catch me up to a place close to where I hoped to be at by now. The person I … Continue reading →
Today I got home from work, and within minutes a couple of my host sisters (ages 10 and 12 approximately) were knocking on my door wanting to get their dolls to play with. No, I wasn’t playing with the dolls, … Continue reading →
The weather is really starting to confuse me lately. We’re supposed to be going into winter here so the temperature has dropped just a little bit making the nights a little chilly and the days a very comfortable warm. However, … Continue reading →
I’m going to preface this posting with the statement that I am not making any generalities about South African seminar presenters even if it seems like I might be. I’ve sat through two seminars now and I can’t say enough … Continue reading →
On the ride home tonight I realized just how much I love street lights. I realize that sounds like an odd statement, but until you’ve gone without them for a while you can’t really appreciate the beauty they bring to … Continue reading →
Today was a pretty good day. All of us met at the office before heading to a Bed and Breakfast for a seminar on financial management skills. Yet another thing I didn’t expect to be doing with my host organization. … Continue reading →
March 18, 2011 Today we embarked for our permanent sites in KZN. There were only 10 of us remaining at the college as the other 36 had left the day before. This gave me a lot of time for self … Continue reading →
March 14, 2011 On Tuesday of this week we departed for Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) to have a preview of our permanent sites. This is a time to make sure we are in a safe area, get an idea of what … Continue reading →
Papa, Sisi and I went out for lunch today and I was able to hear a story about how Papa was directly affected by apartheid. The stories are always hard to listen to, and especially hard to imagine since I … Continue reading →
Today we took a trip to the Voortrekker museum/monument in Pretoria. This was quite an experience, not because of the museum itself, but because of the ignorance of the curator. To start things off, the curator gave us a little … Continue reading →
Totally unrelated to Peace Corps, this is my little brother’s 15th birthday. He’s been looking forward to this day for, I would say, a couple years now. It’s the day he can get his permit and start driving. I’m kind … Continue reading →
Today my Papa took me and Rachael to see the river that’s nearby. It was absolutely beautiful. As we drove down to it we passed a soccer pitch where some younger teenagers were playing. House music, very similar to dance … Continue reading →
February 5, 2011 (Going Home[stay]) Today I met my first home-stay family. I hadn’t been nervous about meeting them until this morning, but then it all caught up with me. I guess it’s because I am trying to take it … Continue reading →
The following are what I am predicting will be my top ten most missed things from the U.S. It should be interesting to see how I feel about these later. I’m thinking of doing a Top Ten Lease Missed also. … Continue reading →
November 4, 2010 Officially Invited Today started a little different than most days, and finished very different from any other. Since applying to the Peace Corps I’ve gone through days, or even weeks, nervous about the whole thing, only to … Continue reading →
I am wanting to write a journal leading up to, during, and after my Peace Corps experience. Experience. That’s what I am hoping it will be. Something indescribable. Something that for years to come I can only try to describe … Continue reading →
Apparently, here in Balaclava, people have not been attending mass frequently. The youth have also been revolting against the new priest. I’ll start with the youth. Since the new priest has arrived, the kids have done nothing but cause him … Continue reading →
Today we visited a private school, St. Vincent Strambi High School, in Bull Savannah near Little Ochi on the south coast of Jamaica. This school takes in those who cannot afford school, those who do not want to deal with … Continue reading →
Using the Garmin to travel from MoBay to Balaclava we learned a lot of important things. The least important, but most interesting, is that it is only 37 miles from MoBay to Balaclava, but takes nearly 3 hours to get … Continue reading →
Today we were up bright and early. 7:00am. We needed to drive back to MoBay so Brittain could go on her zip line adventure and I could pick up Julia at the airport. Brittain had already gone to the car … Continue reading →
Skimming over this post before posting it I realized how awesome this day was. I hope you enjoy reading about it. Once again breakfast was really good. Not quite as good as the Sandals resort, but very good still. Today … Continue reading →
Brittain and I left the hotel around 9am to head to Sandals: Whitehouse. What a beautiful resort. Everything is so ornate and grand. High ceilings, freshly painted everything, well groomed and swept grounds. Gorgeous. The lady in the sales office … Continue reading →
Note: This post gets better the farther you read…. Today my friend Brittain and I flew into Jamaica for a 12 day stay. We’ll be traveling to three major cities — Montego Bay, Negril, and Ocho Rios — as well … Continue reading →
“The Office of Medical Services is pleased to inform you that you have been medically qualified for service and the Office of Placement notified.” This is the first line of my most recent mailing from Peace Corps, delivered Friday, September … Continue reading →
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