Tag Archive: Peace Corps

“The real voyage of discover consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust In the past decade, when I traveled around the world, I always tried to stay in someone’s home instead of a hotel so that I could learn about the culture and people of the country. I always […]

Imagine meeting an educated woman who lost her husband and was looking for ways to make money to maintain her family and then also noticing that many people in the village were facing malnutrition. Can these two problems be solved at the same time? On Saturday afternoon, two Peace Corps Trainees, a Peace Corps Volunteer […]

As soon as we got off the train in Ngaoundere, we met up with Peace Corps Volunteers who were hosting us. When they told us we would be taking a moto to the “case,” I thought, “What the f***?! I have to take a moto so soon already?!” I did come to Ngaoundere prepared to […]

I joined the Peace Corps knowing that I was going to have to be very flexible and be willing to face unexpected events. I boarded a train yesterday evening in Yaounde to head to Ngaoundere, the capital of Adamawa, to visit a Peace Corps Volunteer to learn about the life and work at post. The […]

A few weeks ago, just when I finished my hot bucket bath and wrapped a towel around me, I looked up and saw a bright yellow creature. A lizard was crawling on the wall above the door. I bit my tongue to ensure that I would not let out a scream. I quickly gathered my […]