WWG: Officially in a Relationship with Cats – The Album
Recently, in Julia’s world, I made the big social media relationship status leap. I clicked that little button that said “In a Relationship,” uploaded a photo of my feline friend, […]
Recently, in Julia’s world, I made the big social media relationship status leap. I clicked that little button that said “In a Relationship,” uploaded a photo of my feline friend, […]
Sometimes the food comes in droves. Sometimes it doesn’t. A really long time ago in our service, strange, seemingly unreal things became our new normal. We adopted things that may […]
My friends and I often talk about how our Peace Corps service and marriage are so similar. “I’m married to the Peace Corps,” we’ll jokingly say. Interestingly, I can’t find […]
In just two weeks I will start my COS conference with the Peace Corps. COS stands for “close of service” and in many ways “continuation of service,” too. A flurry […]
Two months ago in July my host grandmother, Yai, stayed in the hospital for over 5 days. At that time, there was a lot of chaos and anxiety in the […]
This blog post may seem a little outside the scope of my regular blog posts that usually consist of Peace Corps experiences or creative writing pieces, However, if you’ve ever […]
When the woman I thought I was going to marry me left me, the world fell silent. For some reason, that silence urged me to listen. So, one night, between […]
One of my favorite cultural moments while serving as a volunteer was attending a Hindu Festival in Bangkok last October. I went with a friend I met at Saphaipae Hostel, […]
Please Click Play Below to Hear the Spoken Word Audio File of this Writing Piece: The Service of Love It’s so important for you to live And be happy in […]
Sometimes conversations we have with others are simply conversations with ourselves. If only we heeded half the advice we give to others or gave ourselves half the love we give […]
If I wanted to work or teach in a failing education system I could have stayed in my own country. It has enough of its own problems. If I wanted […]
You were right, my dear Chelsie. To scrub the wounds with salt, free them clean, I must dig my quill into their openings: Reckoning Follow the steady shadow of my […]
“When you take all the […] paperwork, […] put it on the back-burner and throw out the rulebook; this is where most of the change will come from. [Teachers] are […]
I met a woman online. One month ago. I’ve never met her in my life. She asked me this: Do you think that time heals everything? This is what I […]
After hearing quite a bit of feedback from my most recent blog post I havedecided to talk a little bit about what I would like to accomplish with writingabout my […]
A salt soaked tear caresses my lip rolling along until it soaks into my shirt. I think of the waste, the people without the purpose and the trivial accessories in […]
Ticking, tocking, and the hour hand moves by as my mind slows. My head begins crawling through the late hours of the night and I feel the sun at bay […]