Up until the little adventure on the street on Saturday, things were fine and dandy in Quito. I went early …Continue reading »
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I came up with this lesson for the English teachers based on a quote about leadership and a clip from …Continue reading »
Dear Friends, Family, PCVs, RPCVs, & Citizens of the World, In an effort to open the minds of my little …Continue reading »
As every Peace Corps Volunteer or Applicant knows (we all had to write an essay on them), the Peace Corps …Continue reading »
I’m here. Alive. No tears. No serious problems. I’ve already gotten to the point where it’s overwhelming to describe any …Continue reading »
How do you celebrate big things in a small place? Think about Christmas for instance in the U.S. In the …Continue reading »
More goodbyes. More sadness. More changes. More people. More adjustments. More excitement. Story of my life. April 4 marked the …Continue reading »
You know how I know I’m American? I’m already trying to plan my post-Peace Corps life. It seems a little …Continue reading »
I realize only about .02% of the world population is interested in anything related to Kichwa or any other obscure …Continue reading »
The Setting: 45th Anniversary Celebration of Colegio Nacional Saquisilí; Saquisilí, Cotopaxi, Ecuador (population: 10,000 but-feels-like-1,000-because-everyone-lives-in-the-campo people) Key Players: Dr. Edgar …Continue reading »
What happens when you’re Ecuadorian and make it to the ripe old age of 95? Wonder no more my friends, …Continue reading »
The reality of my life is finally starting to sink in. Although, I still have moments like today, driving up …Continue reading »
I’m sure every culture has their own concoctions to cure the common human ailments. A weekend of shampoo-bottle-stomach (think high …Continue reading »
Helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. Helping promote a better understanding …Continue reading »
I’ve been in Ecuador for over a week and I honestly feel incredibly lucky to even be here. I’ve been …Continue reading »
I know I’m a little late with the year recap but I feel like this is my New Year’s Eve. …Continue reading »
Like any obsessive future PCV, I’ve spent all my idle time the last year scouring packing lists as I’ve waited …Continue reading »
This has been floating around the facebook world and I figured it was worthy of a post. Things like this …Continue reading »
Here’s the mail, it never fails, it makes me wanna wag my tail. When it comes I wanna wail: MAAAAIL!
I know I’m not the only one who remembers Blue’s Clues. Dora can’t even compare to Blue and Steve. Am …Continue reading »
I think my days might be a little off but whatever. The shit hath becometh real folks. If you recall …Continue reading »
It STILL hasn’t hit me yet. I’m not sure when it will, probably when I’m laying under a mosquito net …Continue reading »
My weekend was spent in Columbia for Mizzou’s Centennial Homecoming. 100 years ago, Mizzou hosted the first Homecoming when they …Continue reading »
According to Wikipedia (my favorite source), the official name of Ecuador literally translates to ‘The Republic of Equator.’ It seems …Continue reading »
To be fair its only for 3 months and I’m getting my winter clothes in Columbia next week. I guess …Continue reading »
‘I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.’ {Maya Angelou} I guess you …Continue reading »
The past month has been spent preparing for the wedding of my best friend from high school and her boyfriend …Continue reading »
Jjimjilbang (찜질방) – a large, gender-segregated public bathhouse in Korea, furnished with hot tubs, showers, Finnish-style saunas, and massage tables. (source: wikipedia ) …Continue reading »
We left the Hanok Village and headed for Gyeongju, a coastal city north of Busan, which features …Continue reading »
The first day of our cross-country tour of Korea included a stop in Gwangju. Gwangju is situated within the Jeollanam-do Province but has its own government. Its one of the largest cities in South Korea and home to many of … Continue reading →
Following our enlightening yet thoroughly exhausting stay at the temple, we all braced for another week full of laughter and hard work with the elementary kids. From the moment they began to arrive, the 2 year difference between 6th and … Continue reading →
WARNING: I just had one of the most interesting experiences of my life. Thus, this post is epically long. Feel free to skim. Sometimes I just have to laugh at the random places I find myself. I’ve been constantly laughing … Continue reading →
**Disclaimer: I’ve been speaking English really slowly the last few days and reading journals that consist of sentences like, “Today we played games, they were fun. I am very happy.” Forgive me if that’s how this post reads.** Oh me … Continue reading →
Back to the land of kimchi I am. Last year when I left Korea, I knew I wanted to come back but wasn’t sure when I’d have the opportunity or time. The opportunity came sooner than expected. Now I’m back … Continue reading →
My life has been fairly void of travel for the last few months and its making me antsy. I realized I haven’t really left the state of Missouri since Thanksgiving. This is partly my fault and partly circumstantial, however it … Continue reading →
Keeping up with this has taken a backseat to my life the last few months. I’ve been busy searching for adventure and taking advantage of the college student life. I realize I have yet to recap the final week in Korea … Continue reading →
This is long overdue but better late than never. I left Korea about 2 weeks ago so here’s my attempt at re-capping Elementary School camp. The final week of travel will come later. Arriving back at Wando after our mini-vacation … Continue reading →
After Middle School camp, everyone not doing a homestay met up in Mokpo for a night. We stayed in the football center again, which was a step up from the accommodations at everyone’s camp. I decided to go out with … Continue reading →
(This post was written Thursday, August 5th.) The last 2 weeks have consisted of little to no sleep, humidity, not knowing what the hell I’m doing, and working on stuff nonstop from about 8:30am to 11pm. I honestly haven’t worked … Continue reading →
(This post was written Sunday night, another update coming…camp is CRAZY busy!) The last few days have been a whirlwind of craziness. The Korean co-teachers finally arrived so we learned who we would be teaching with during our camps. I … Continue reading →
A year ago last spring I was browsing the MU International Center website and stumbled upon the MU Asian Affairs Center. I was looking for ways to get more involved with the international community on campus and ended up finding … Continue reading →
So I’m here, in one of those in between spaces, trying to stay busy, looking back, excited for what’s ahead, and enjoying the intermission as much as possible. Looking Back- The last night in Spain was crazy. We had a … Continue reading →
So here I sit in my little Spanish room with my bags nearly packed and overflowing, the host doggie laying next to me, and listening to Spanish music that I’ve recently fell in love with. It’s been almost exactly 4 … Continue reading →
Springtime in Seville is arguably the best time of year to visit this southern Spanish city. The people are out enjoying the sidewalk cafes, tourists bring new energy into the old centro, the summer heat is starting to set in … Continue reading →
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