I was 8 the first time I escaped the US. Some family members and I traveled to New York for a wedding. At this point …
How it started; how it’s going
Travel
International Meet-cute
International meet-cute “Is this seat open?” The handsome stranger asked in accented English. I made an exception to the ‘don’t talk to strangers rule’. I’m …
Happy Peace Corps Day
I bet you didn’t even know there was such a thing, did you? I didn’t, at least not until I was actually a PCV. The …
Happy Peace Corps Day
I bet you didn’t even know there was such a thing, did you? I didn’t, at least not until I was actually a PCV. The …
Chapter 40: Someone I used to know
I have known Chris practically my entire adult life. Or at least I thought I did. It took three years for us to have a …
Things I do and do not miss about village life
A List of Things I Do and Don’t Miss about village life long commutes (my Rwanda house is less than a five minute walk to …
No rain
As an introvert, I live a lot of my life in my head. And as an avowed #historynerd, I think a lot about the past. …
Oh Canada, why you gotta treat me so bad
Travel: It’s not all fun and smooth sailing. Once upon a time, Canada gave me an exceedingly hard time at the border crossing. My entry …