Telling stories since 2005
On Tuesday August 14, 2018 despite any reservations anyone may or may not have had, I, along with 22 others was sworn in as a Peace Corps volunteer in Rwanda representing cohort Health 10. I wore a fancy dress. I put on make-up. I danced on live TV. I listened to speeches given by my…
One week later… On our second day in Rwanda, our group of 24 trainees was split into six groups, and I sat beside three other trainees watched our Language and Cultural Facilitators, act out a short dialogue. They stood a few feet apart, facing away from each other, then turned around and began to walk…
This post is a little different than previous posts as I am currently visiting my future home. I thought I would quantify my experience in Rwanda thus far. Numbers 0-5 0: Number of pants that I brought that still fit. Note: I still wear all the pants that are too big so my outfits these days…
For those of you who like my soul searching [baring?] posts, this is not one of them. Stay tuned next week for more of that. This one is about pre-service training. What exactly is pre-service training? Glad you asked. If you thought, like I did at one point, that as soon as I got on…