As a psychiatric nurse practitioner in training (circa 2024), I am *somewhat* qualified to talk on this topic. Even back while I was in the …
Mental Health in the Peace Corps
Peace Corps
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 …
Medical Separation and Worldwide Evacuation
If we are being honest I was simultaneously bummed and relieved to be medically separated from the Peace Corps. Bummed because I came to do …
The next steps
I guess by now you know that I left the Peace Corps; I was medically seperated from the Peace Corps due to an injury I …
PC Besties for life reunited in DC
Peace Corps’ friends are a different breed of friends. They start out as government issued friends. Over time and sometimes due to proximity, they become …
Things I don’t miss about the village: Muzungu
This may not be the most politically correct post I’ve written. If you are easily offended, you’ve been warned. Back when I worked in the …
Things I Won’t Miss About the Village: Lack of Anonymity
Small town life I have lived most of my life in South Carolina [other states include North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee] — a state with …
Leaving Early
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 …
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 …