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Flying Blind: The Night Before Peace Corps

By First Person Foreign on September 26, 2016

WHAT THE HECK BOBBY.

Tomorrow I am going to Peace Corps?

I got a Medical Clearance Message Reminder email, a separate email about Menstruation. I got another with the itinerary for Houston (we are there 18 hours).

I’ve met some people (sorta) on Facebook who are September recruits for Guat, too. TBH,…

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Song & Storytelling: The Events Before I Go

By First Person Foreign on September 26, 2016

Act One:

Five days before I flew away, Laura and I performed The Last Five Years.

It took five minutes and a handshake to reserve the Arctic Bar patio. Tom Thompson donated the equipment. Brooke & Cyrus helped run the event, making announcements and collecting donations. Our friends came.

The Arctic Bar…

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The Man from Eagle River, Conversations in Alaska | 2 of 50

By First Person Foreign on September 25, 2016

On my flight returning from Ketchikan to Alaska on September 19, I am asked:

“So where’s home?”
A very kind gentleman asked from seat 22C. We had a seat between us, which he commented was lucky.
“Oh my family lives in Georgia, but I don’t really have a set home.”
“Where are you…

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