Eruptions and Disruptions

Okay, more new experiences! I wrote up the last post and then didn’t have connectivity for a while, so it just sat there on my computer. By the time I finally got to posting it, I had more things to add, but I thought I’d make them in a second edition instead. First up is […]

Fish Are Friends

Well, I’m officially ruined for diving. My host papa has been taking me spearfishing in the reef right below my house. Fun fact- I am really bad at spearfishing. The technique of diving while holding a big unwieldy speargun is something I’m going to have to practice a lot. I never even got close enough […]

Getting the Hang of Island Life

Takeaways from my first month on Pentecost

Training on Fast Forward

Let’s get this party started! Getting to Vanuatu takes a lot of effort. I had the shortest travel of all of the incoming PC trainees in my group (as the only one starting on the west coast) and it still took me over 24 hours of straight travel to get here. I did get handed […]

Here We Go Again

My time spent in Lesotho as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 2018 to 2020 was a rollercoaster of an adventure. I had highs and lows and so many new experiences that I won’t even bother to try counting them all. I learned a lot about the world and even more about myself. I was constantly […]