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8 days ago
Dear friends… Last night, around midnight, I received an email from Martha Howard, the associate director of the William and Mary graduate accounting program. I use …
40 days ago
Dear friends… This has been an eventful month, so I unfortunately have another completely unedited post. I promise I’ll start getting my act together as soon …
71 days ago
Dear friends… My computer is solar powered and the sky was cloudy all month, and that’s why I’m sitting here on November 30 without even so …
108 days ago
Dear friends… How things have changed in only a month! Work has completely turned around and I now almost have more tasks than time. I work …
142 days ago
Dear friends… Give a man to fish and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you’ll feed him for a lifetime. …
169 days ago
Dear friends… Summer is nearly over and I am sad to see it go. I might visit the beach one last time next weekend for a …
194 days ago
Dear friends… One year is all that remains between now and homecoming. My close-of-service date is set for the 20th of July, 2012, and I can …
232 days ago
Dear friends… My summer English program began yesterday afternoon and I’m happy to say that it’s gotten off to a strong start. Without the breath of …
258 days ago
Dear friends… I’ve hit the one-year mark and the slow thaw of spring has suddenly turned into this burst of activity. Some of the new challenges …
293 days ago
Dear friends… Barely had winter reared its ugly head when Spring trumpeted its arrival with freshly-tilled soil and sunny afternoons. My peacoat went into storage and …
314 days ago
Dear Friends… I’m back in Bulgaria, fairly healthy but feeling bored as a result of the shock in transitioning from Bangkok’s sensory overload to Bulgarian village …
359 days ago
Dear friends… My medical problems ended up responding poorly to conservative treatment, so the Peace Corps medically evacuated me for surgery. So hello – from Thailand! …
391 days ago
Dear friends… At three o’ clock in the morning on Monday, I woke up to a sharp pain near my stomach. It would later intensify into …
411 days ago
Dear friends… As you already know by now, my health hasn’t been in the best condition for the past two months. However, fairly extensive tests at …
441 days ago
Dear friends… Happy Thanksgiving! Life here has been somewhat busy and my projects never did get completely organized enough for me to post a comprehensive list. …
466 days ago
Dear friends… I swear I did not pick out those leopard print sheets or the flowery blanket. And all of those electronics? They are, ahem, for …
501 days ago
Dear friends… They say that the shortest path to a man’s heart is by his stomach and I’d like to confirm their – whoever they may …
542 days ago
Dear friends… Training is over and I am now at my site, Samuil (Самуил), where I will stay and work for the next two years. The …
570 days ago
Dear friends… My training is nearly over; 12 weeks of daily classes, technical sessions, and cultural seminars are behind me and the groundwork for the next …
590 days ago
Dear friends… The past seven weeks have been incredible. Training is barely past halfway done and I already have many stories to share. My language skills …
625 days ago
Dear friends… This is Zverino, Bulgaria. It is where I live and will stay for the next three months. The Peace Corps calls the village a “satellite …
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