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Maestra de Inglés

By First Person Foreign on September 15, 2018

Maestra de Inglés, English teacher. I’ve always wondered if the word Maestra and Master are related. Either way, I’ve never had such a title.
When I gave a diplomado in early 2018, I wanted to attract interest from folks who wanted to learn English so I could reach some of…

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Somewhere Between Lights Are Out and Light At The End of the Tunnel

By First Person Foreign on August 17, 2018

Once I reached May, the feeling of momentum changed. It felt like the end of my second trimester because I had a lot to do (CAMP in June: always capitalized as it is one of those four-letter words) and, while there was a lot of work, I still had…

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Boy Comes Home | The Pueblo Press Issue Three

By First Person Foreign on July 15, 2018

I’ve been in Peace Corps service for a year and a half of my two year commitment. I’m not sure you can call this the ‘home stretch,’ especially because I do not play sports, but you can definitely say that I’ve played a few innings if I did play…

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