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The Double Graduation Day

By First Person Foreign on December 9, 2018

I write this post to recount an especially long day. Some days do feel very long in Peace Corps, and as boring as it feels sometimes to be in the pueblo, a lot can happen in one day.
November 9:
I was sleeping so deeply when my alarm(s) shook me into…

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Hi-Lo Cuatro: Sequins & Orange Drink

By First Person Foreign on November 1, 2018

I walked down to the market at 11. I had hand washed all of my clothes, my wrists hurt, and I hoped the sun would stick around long enough so I could have clean sheets and bedding tonight that wasn’t damp. The sound of the market beggar greeted me….

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Hi-Lo 2: Screaming Babies and Crying Grandmas

By First Person Foreign on October 19, 2018

I ran past the place where I fell and I didn’t fall. There was no chucha to scare me off the road and onto the sidewalk which is why the whole thing happened. To be clear: the chucha was simply running next to me, she did not lash out…

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