Eruptions and Disruptions

Okay, more new experiences! I wrote up the last post and then didn’t have connectivity for a while, so it just sat there on my computer. By the time I finally got to posting it, I had more things to add, but I thought I’d make them in a second edition instead. First up is […]

Fish Are Friends

Well, I’m officially ruined for diving. My host papa has been taking me spearfishing in the reef right below my house. Fun fact- I am really bad at spearfishing. The technique of diving while holding a big unwieldy speargun is something I’m going to have to practice a lot. I never even got close enough […]

Getting the Hang of Island Life

Takeaways from my first month on Pentecost

Training on Fast Forward

Let’s get this party started! Getting to Vanuatu takes a lot of effort. I had the shortest travel of all of the incoming PC trainees in my group (as the only one starting on the west coast) and it still took me over 24 hours of straight travel to get here. I did get handed […]

Here We Go Again

My time spent in Lesotho as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 2018 to 2020 was a rollercoaster of an adventure. I had highs and lows and so many new experiences that I won’t even bother to try counting them all. I learned a lot about the world and even more about myself. I was constantly […]

So long, farewell…

Tsamaea hantle Lesotho!! Not the post I had intended to write but life got in the way. If you haven’t heard, because of COVID-19 all Peace Corps volunteers globally are being evacuated back to the USA. So off we go. Three days ago I packed my life in bags in two hours, said hurried farewells […]

75 Steps to a Largely Successful Trip to Cape Town: Enjoying Small Victories

Meet travel buddy at PC office. Celebrate the beginning of vacation! Get ride from office to Pioneer Mall to get food for the bus Armed with food supplies, get a ride to Cafe What Successfully eat lunch (vacations should always start with nachos and milkshakes) Walk to border gate (note: get a ride next time) […]

Art Gallery

One of my goals for my time in Lesotho has been to work on developing my art. Some of that comes in the form of photography. Some in crafts. The rest is in sketchbooks. Thanks to encouragement from family and friends, I am sharing some of my drawings here. Some are abstract, some are concept […]

Reflection

First step- go find the song Reflection from the movie Mulan and play it. It’s a great song. Second step- think back about the last twelve months. Think about highs and think about lows. Think about random stuff that falls in the middle. Think about new friends, old friends, lost friends, found friends. Think about […]

Christmas in the Clouds

I have never given someone a kitten for Christmas before. I see it in movies all the time. Little kids opening a box under the tree and little fuzzy head popping out. Adorable and heartwarming. Well, now I’ve done it. Sorta. None of these little Hallmark moments include the behind the scenes of Santa shoving […]