Liberia
Sleep Across the World
Extensive international travel requires a variety of survival skills. The first that I will highlight is that of sleep, blissful sleep. There are those that complain about the woes of travel, and then those like myself, who can manage to sleep their way across the globe. When I travel I like to sleep as much…
Read More10 Year Peace Corps Reunion
This weekend we celebrated our group’s ten year Peace Corps reunion. We arrived in Ghana in the same training group and share a unique and fabulous bond through our experiences. Better than college, and certainly high school, the connection is somehow unexplainable. We had a full weekend of celebrations and libations and just truly enjoyed…
Read MoreSexual Violence in DR Congo
There is a topic that is dear to my heart that I have been thinking about writing about for some time. It is a far too silent epidemic that has ravaged the lives of countless women around the globe, but particularly in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It is an epidemic of rape and horror,…
Read MoreJob Rocks
I’d have to say, that after one week on the job, I’m even more psyched than before. Here are some of the basics of my portfolio. I am the Regional Coordinator, or RC, for Great Lakes and West Africa. This currently includes Liberia, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. They say they will add…
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