I’ve written the next chapter of Leaving Suburbia for the Peace Corps, but, sorry, I’m not sharing it yet! All work from here on is exclusive to the forthcoming book. You can take a free […]
Tag: Peace Corps Uganda
A Departure from the Plan
I am a Peace Corps Invitee, originally scheduled to depart for Peace Corps Uganda on June 4, 2020 (a week from tomorrow). Additionally, I am part of the roughly 4% of Peace Corps Volunteers who […]
Allow. Don’t Ask How. UPDATED
With a little over a week until I was supposed to be united with my Peace Corps Uganda 2020 cohort and my government-issued passport prior to our flight to Entebbe International, I finished the essay […]
Peace in the garden
I am back in my garden most days now. It’s my shelter-in-place place during the coronavirus crisis, and a place of peace for me. It’s also where I’ve been rejuvenating my food-growing efforts since I […]
Peace Corps and coronavirus UPDATED
Peace Corps update — From what I understand, Peace Corps Volunteers have been sent home from China and the new Philippines group has been delayed six months, both due to coronavirus. (The China program, in […]
Making headway
Every day I make a little more headway. Here I am with my new rechargeable head lamp, which I’ll be using in Africa for the next two years after the sun sets at 6:30 pm […]
Traveling at the Speed of Bike 