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It wasn’t that long since I got a chance to leave my island and visit another (Fogo, 1 week in September), but considering how hard the first 3 months are, I felt a needed another break. To see PC buddies I haven’t seen since the summer, do something special for Christmas, and get the heck […]

This post’s title crept into my head once and I have been thinking about how true it is ever since.
A little heat off my chest before I go on Christmas vacation and regret all the bad things I said. I’m not going to sugarcoat any of the following. My 3rd month at site (Month […]

Is It Winter Yet?

I’ve been away from the blog for a little while and am now mentioning certain things from the past 2 weeks. Last week, while everybody back home in New England braved cold temperatures in the snow to celebrate Thanksgiving, I woke up and slapped sunscreen on myself like it was any other day. I didn’t […]

In college, I took many pictures of typical scenery. A familiar friend giving the thumbs up, shots of beruit action throwing down, and my occasional voyeuristic shots of my young drunken friends. Most of the shots were pretty straightforward and you were either there or you weren’t. Hence, a lot of the shots carry no […]

Here’s a sampling of what I typically go through on a daily basis. So far, the second month at site hasn’t been any more exciting than the first, and the novelty is starting to wear off. I still live in a somewhat unfunctional house, but in my theory, if it’s going to be dirty all […]

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