Tag Archive: Peace Corps

About a year ago when I visited a Peace Corps Volunteer’s post, two Peace Corps Volunteers who were about to finish their service proudly showed me the new water pump that they just built at a local primary school in their village with the funds that they raised by themselves.  They also built a hand […]

Ruth, my counterpart, who participated in Mobility International USA’s leadership program, Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability in 2010, had the opportunity to apply last year for a grant provided by Mobility International USA (MIUSA) and USAID.  She was awarded the grant which gave her the opportunity to return to the US this past June. […]

Last Sunday, I did another malaria workshop but this time, it was with a large group of blind people.  All of these people were totally blind and using white cane.  Before meeting with the group, I did know that I would have to make some adjustments to how I would teach them because they cannot […]

A few weeks ago, I posted a status on Facebook asking for ideas on how to wash vegetables well due to getting stomach pains and diarrhea in spite of having regularly disinfected the vegetables.   I was appalled when people tried to give me unauthorized medical diagnosis such as IBS, food sensitivity, and sensitivity to […]

About a year ago, shortly after I started my Peace Corps service, I learned through Facebook that two of my high school classmates, Jane and Chenoa, were about to take off to Africa to serve in the Peace Corps too.  They both applied to join the Peace Corps without knowing that they both had applied […]