I got it! I got it! … I don’t got it. And then I’m like: But then it’s just like, “F@#k it, let’s dance!”:
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“Here were these poor people, living on the edge of a mountain with a million-dollar view,’’ she said. “But they needed the basics, food, shelter. It was such a moving experience.’’ The Peace Corps’ decision to leave, she said, was … Continue reading →
JP wrote a very eloquent post that very well mirrors my own thoughts and reactions to getting pulled out of Honduras. People join the Peace Corps for many reasons; to save the world, to find themselves, to travel, or just … Continue reading →
The Peace Corps Pulls out of Honduras: the Spectrum of Human Emotion.
So it has been a bit of a tough week. A combination of cold weather, the sensation that I’m not doing enough, or at least not as much as I could be doing, and a mix of other things have … Continue reading →
Just wanted to tune anyone who regularly reads this blog into a few updates. 1. I recently started writing for another site called La Vida Idealist. It’s a great online community of people living, working, and volunteering in Latin America … Continue reading →
If you don’t like what’s happening to you, change it. You’re not a tree. – Jim Rohn Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying even when there seemed to … Continue reading →
Last week, everyone from Municipal Development met up in Tegucigalpa for mid-term meds (or when we go get a physical). At one point, we had a meeting with our Country Director and Program and Training Director to have a conversation … Continue reading →
In honor of having been in Honduras for exactly 1 year today, here is a list I sent to some friends that you all may enjoy: You know you’ve lived in Honduras for a while when: You point with your … Continue reading →
Okay, just to warn you, this may be a long one. Upon arriving to San Lucas to start my 2 years of service as a Municipal Development Advisor, I expected people here to inquire, “so, what exactly are you doing … Continue reading →
As I’m relaxing, watching ‘When Harry Met Sally’ on my laptop in my room, the host family preparing to go to bed, I receive a text from my friend, Helene, in the States. It reads: “Obama about to make a … Continue reading →
So for the past month, the teachers in Honduras have been on strike. When teachers go on strike, it means schools shut down all around the country, kids have even more spare time on their hands, and chaos ensues in … Continue reading →
“What’s more, we are the first nation to be founded for the sake of an idea – the idea that each of us deserves the chance to shape our own destiny. That is why centuries of pioneers and immigrants have … Continue reading →
Okay, there’s no actual dance involved in this post, I’m just taking advantage of an excuse to use that as a title. In light of recent events, or I should say, in light of the (relatively) recent 20/20 episode about … Continue reading →
The other day I realized that my idea of normal has changed significantly. Things never seem that strange to me at the time… and then I think about explaining them to folks back home. So, here’s one of such ‘normal’ experiences: I’m hanging out at my cousins’ house, enjoying the mango juice we had just [...]
I recently was introduced to 2 videos about being a PCV that you may enjoy. One is a PSA from Peace Corps the other I’m not sure who did it, but both are pretty spot on in their own ways. Take a look and enjoy: Official PSA So You Want to Join the Peace Corps? [...]
Today’s internet connection is great, I am making good progress on my to do list, so I decided to give this blog some much needed love and attention. In doing so, I realized that I have left out some fairly entertaining experiences that may give you who read me a glimpse of what life is [...]
Then you should learn French and go to Africa. Or so the gist of the advice I often received went upon graduating with a nice fluffly degree in International Development. The idea of this advice being (with reason) that having aid experience in Africa vastly improves hireability in the filed of development. Always one to add my
I have been a volunteer for 2 weeks now and, aside from the whole everyone speaking Spanish and not living in your own country thing, it feels just like you would when you start any new job. New bosses, new schedule, work plans, expectation setting, the novelty/curse of being the new person. I feel incredibly
Time has been flying by these past few weeks. It feels like forever ago that the rest of the Muni-D group and I arrived to Field Based Training, and yet it´s hard to believe that we´ll be leaving in 2 weeks to reunite with the rest of H17 before heading off to our own sites.
I have made it to Honduras in one piece and survived the first few days of adjustment. H17, my training class, arrived last Wednesday. Waves of information have flooded our minds about security, health, language, and finances. My host family is pretty awesome. My host mom stays at home, but she takes sewing classes while the twins
Sorry for being M.I.A., due to a family situation, many things were put on hold, but now it’s Monday night and I am leaving for Houston bright and early tomorrow morning. Weird. This is also my last post before I enter Honduras. Bizarro. I’m not going to try to make sense of the wide spectrum
At 6 am last Saturday, I left the DMV(that’s DC-Maryland-Virginia for any non-locals) behind and headed out to Los Angeles to visit my brother and kick off my West Coast tour. My 5 years in DC were some of the best and I will definitely miss my life here. Since I’m horrible with good-byes, though, we’re
So you may or may not have realized that the Dance video didn’t happen last Friday. This was for a variety of reasons, but have no fear, it has been rescheduled. This Thursday it’s on. For real this time cause I’m leaving DC early Saturday morning. Oh yeah, that’s starting to boggle my mind. I
I almost forgot! If you wanna do the Waka Waka thing, with me and a couple friends, we’re going to meet at 6pm tomorrow (Friday) by the Lincoln Memorial. Either leave a comment so I know to look for you, or just look for the weird blonde girl in a grey t-shirt carrying a video
Or perhaps it’s more of a Hate/Love thing. I’ve finally managed to go through everything in my apartment – well, almost everything – so now my belongings are divided into 3 boxes: Storage, Honduras, and Donate: Anywho, in honor of this progress, here is a list of why I Hate/Love and Love/Hate packing. Let’s get
What a weekend. The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Conference on Friday was fantastic, if for no other reason than the networking and the wonderful contacts I found that will help me both now as I enter the Peace Corps and in the future for when I return. There were also some really great conversations that
I seem to have a history of losing touch with people once I move away from a place. It happened when I switched from private to public school, from high school to college, and also after study abroad. It’s not so much an out of sight, out of mind kind of thing. I still think
So I think I’ve almost caught up on my responsibilities, which is wonderful. I still need to find someone to take over my lease, but otherwise things are getting better and better. I have more time to actually read about the country where I will be going. I’ve found this blog: Honduras Weekly, which is
Life is starting to move pretty fast, so my friend Gina and I took a trip to New York this past weekend to relax, enjoy the city, and meet up with a few friends. It was quite nice and surprisingly cheaper than I anticipated, though staying at a friend’s apartment instead of a hotel definitely
The whirlwind is about to begin. This month is when everything starts wrapping up before I gear up for the next chapter of my adventures and head to Honduras. It’s both exciting and stressful at the same time. May brings: The last four weeks at my jobs The Ultimate Showdown in the search for someone
Today’s objectives: Start cleaning/sorting through my computer files, Phase 2 of my budget draft, and register for the Young Non-profit Professionals Network (YNPN) DC conference (you can too, here) I stumbled across this article that someone posted on Facebook. It is highly disappointing that so many people saw this man and did nothing, but it
Before I get in to my news, there is a fun event that supports DC Central Kitchen coming up in May. I’m kind of excited about it. Buy your tickets here and combine fun with philanthropy. As you may have noticed, I took a little hiatus from posting last week. Since my last post I: completed
How were your weekends? Very nice, I hope. I kept up with a latin theme on Saturday, eating out at a latin/asian fusion restaurant called Zengo, which was Delicious. Afterward, my friend and I went to see Kick-Ass before meeting up with another friend to go to Habana Village, one of the best places to
So the realization that I have about 2 months to prepare and pack up my life to move out of the country for 2 years is finally breaking into the front of my mind. Between the obligations I need to take care of before I go to the things I want to do before I
Jonathan Tisch is coming out with a book on this subject of active citizenship, or the idea that we can all use our passions and experiences to impact positive social change in our communities. He highlights organizations like servicenation.org, a campaign from Be The Change, Inc., and Teach For America, as well as individuals who exemplify
Looking for a volunteer opportunity? My team for Servathon DC wants you! If you are interested in painting, landscaping, having all sorts of fun at an elementary school in SE DC Saturday April 24, go to www.servathon.org and sign up for the YNPN (young non profit professionals) team. If you can’t volunteer, but want to
Leymah Gbowee is now a columnist for The Daily Beast! Here she writes an awesome article about women’s empowerment and grassroots change.
While we’re on the topic of creating positive change, check out this little snippet on the secret to starting a movement and great leadership: Be the first follower.
As I was catching up with
It’s Monday again. I still can’t really eat anything that requires serious chewing with the wisdom wounds still on the mend, but at least where I work serves oatmeal (which I can eat), so that’s convenient. This month is going to be very busy, especially now that I have my Peace Corps invitation and need
So I had my wisdom teeth removed yesterday. It’s part of the whole Peace Corps preparation process, but actually all four were impacted so it was bound to happen eventually. Anyway, here are some more things to get your juices flowing for things that you can do going into the weekend. It’s supposed to be
So that big trip I alluded to in my last post is referring to the news I finally received yesterday.
I have accepted my invitation to serve as a Municipal Development Advisor with the Peace Corps in HONDURAS! Woohoo!
*Honduras was labelled the “Banana Republic” because of its infamous banana companies and their influence on the state.
What
So I have quite an adventure lined up for me, and while I don’t have many details to share at the moment, what I can tell you is that I started reading a book in Spanish to help prepare me (and my language skills) for this adventure. (Oh the suspense!) In the meantime, I will
Ah, Friday. Here at last. And, at least in DC/the Northeast, it is supposed to rain. So, what better time to accomplish something than when you are stuck indoors, eh? I for one will be going back to SoJo (South Jersey) to see my favorite Dentist and Dental Hygienist (seriously, Deena’s my fave) and spending
One of my biggest passions is film. I love going to the movies, talking about movies, and sometimes making movies. Photography – same deal. So, when my passions for these forms of media combine with another passion (empowering others), my excitement and general glee around such things significantly increase.
Needless to say, this article about a
Did you remember to write down some of those things you really want to accomplish in your lifetime? I hope you did. Feel free to share. Don’t worry, I won’t force you to… mostly because I can’t. At the very least, sharing your thoughts is always appreciated. In any case, on to today’s topics:
Leymah Gbowee
Alright. So I’ve been a bit lax about posting, mostly because I’ve been sitting around like a boiling volcano, building up potential energy that will eventually explode and wreak awesome havoc on anyone and anything that crosses my path. Well, it’s that moment seems about to arrive and my first victim is this blog. It’s
So at the height of the epic dumping of snow, this is what I woke up to:
While the snow has become more manageable/ the sun has returned for a little while, after 2 weeks of working and covering other people’s shifts (the gift/curse of living across the street and working in the services industry), I’d
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