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Health & Safety & Hip-Hop & Privilege: Day Two in Guatemala, Day Three in Peace Corps

By on October 2, 2016

At the end of a day as long this election season, we gathered in a circle. We were down two volunteers (one: sick, one: ready for bed). 
Today, there were…


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Flying Blind: The Night Before Peace Corps

By 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…


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2nd Intro Peace Corps Phone Call | Conversations in Alaska, 12 of 50

By on September 18, 2016

“What is one thing you wish you’d done before you left the States?”

“Honestly, this might sound a little odd but I wish I’d taken a bath. That’s a luxury…


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1st Intro Peace Corps Call, Conversations in Alaska | 21 of 50

By on September 12, 2016

It’s July 15. It’s my Grandmother’s birthday.

I’m in Southeast Alaska, the nation’s largest national rainforest. It rains 13 feet a year annually in Ketchikan. But today it’s all sun…


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My Third Day in Alaska | Catch Me If You Ketchikan

By on April 18, 2016

This post highlights the first three rainy days in Alaska. I moved here for a Summer job working on a dock. 

Fastforward: I returned from Germany…