What a year!
2006 was a year of changes indeed. Maybe even more than 2005. Sitting in my chair writing this, I am reminded at what I was doing last year on this day. Walking through the small town of Calheta, Cape Verde and accompanying my Nigerian friend to church. Real exciting stuff considering the midnight […]
Frickin’ small world
Let me tell you this story about the money I had left over from the Peace Corps. Now considering I lived in a rural area of Cape Verde during my stay, I accumulated a large (by 3rd world standards) sum of money. This was accomplished by moving into an established PC community and […]
Posted in Cape Verde, Peace Corps, Blog on January 20th, 2006 1 Comment »
A day by day account of my final days of being a Peace Corps Volunteer.
29 December
Wake up and after pondering for about 3 hours, and for the first time, felt excited about leaving. Went through rest of day with the impression of leaving, and started making my phone calls to friends at night.
30 […]
Posted in Cape Verde, Peace Corps, Blog on January 16th, 2006 5 Comments »
So, one week since home and yet no good explanation for quitting the Peace Corps. I apologize for neglecting to write this earlier or giving you a bullshit excuse at any point you have asked me in the past week. Truth is, I am really really tired from thinking it over in the past weeks […]
On 2 Saturday’s ago, I distinctly remember that time when I am sitting on the ferry to the island of Santo Antao with my PC buddies enjoying Christmas vacation. I figured a Christmas Eve baked in the sun isn’t so bad after all.
Last Saturday, while everybody partied in typical college fashion for New Years, […]