February 2012
10 posts
The Real Peace Corps →
This blog post has been making its way around the Peace Corps circuit for the last week or so. I finally got around to reading it just now and found that though it’s about Ethiopia, much of what is written is quite spot-on about my experience as a Peace Corps volunteer. I like using my own words to describe my experiences but sometimes other people do it just as well, or better. So,...
Moldovan Elections for Dummies.
As a semi-ambassador of the US, I’m not allowed to offer an opinion on Moldovan politics, and that all works out, because I don’t really have one. However, I have finally been enlightened as to how the electoral system here works. So I will in turn enlighten you, dear reader, whomever you may be.
(Any glaring errors are attributed to the fact that this explanation was given to me in...
12 Reasons to Date a Returned Peace Corps... →
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Peace Corps is a life-changing experience that develops a unique set of skills and attributes. So it goes without saying: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers make GREAT dates. And just to prove it, we’ve started a list.
12 reasons to date a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer:
We can woo you in multiple languages. Who else is going to whisper sweet nothings to you in...
Swimming.
With a week to the end of Hamilton swim season, I’ve been experiencing a recent bout of nostalgia lately.
It has now been the longest I have been away from a pool since I was four years old and still didn’t know how to swim. As any swimmer knows, our relationship with the sport is very much one of love and hate. But like most things in life, now that I’m away from it, I miss...
Moldovan Conversation Topics.
Tomorrow will bring me to my eight month mark in Moldova, and during the course of these eight months, I think I have sat at cumulatively 1928721 hours of masas. As my language has improved, so has my ability to sit through these masas, which often times simply consist of hours and hours and hours of sitting and eating and talking and drinking. One could imagine that when you have no idea what...
