Despite the title, I want to reassure everyone that as of today, December 22nf I am still IN the Peace Corps, and have no immediate …
Leaving Early
Peace Corps
By the numbers: Medical
1: # of x-rays taken 2: # of MRI’s taken [one of my head and one of my leg]; also number of instances I’ve been …
Things I’ve Learned So Far
I have officially been a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mbazi, Rwanda for an entire year! Honestly, the year has passed by faster than I could …
Mr Wendel
On the surface Mr Wendel actually has nothing to do with this post. However that is one of the first songs I remember hearing played …
‘Murica–and all that entails
Did I really just go to good ole ‘Murica? Only a few days back in Rwanda, and the entire trip back to South Carolina feels …
Umuganda, you say? What the heck is that?
What is Umuganda? In Kinyarwanda, Umuganda roughly translates as ‘coming together to achieve a common goal’. It was originally started after Rwanda achieved independence in …
Money, money, money
At home, I have a pile of foreign currency that I used to decorate my house. Some of the more colorful bills are framed; others …
End of the Year Review: Peace Corps Edition
Another year has come and gone. I KNOW! How is that even possible? It seems like only yesterday I was packing my bags for Madagascar, and yet …
Away for the holidays
This is not the first year I haven’t been home for the Christmas holidays. As a registered nurse and before that a respiratory therapist, I’ve …
Cooking in the Corps 3: Southern Comfort Foods
In some ways, Rwanda reminds me a lot of the Southern United States… especially the rural South The food is pretty basic, but good cooks …