The love that the Peace Corps Volunteers of Morocco have been showing this project is amazing! Dominic is currently serving in a village named Zagora and hales from North Carolina. His story embodies the significance that travel has on changing your life, if you allow it ;-) Read on about his life in Morocco. 1. Please introduce yourself. My name is Dominic Cherod … [Read more...]
From Georgia to Ghana
Please introduce yourself: I am Alexandria Smith, 25 year’s old born in Illinois and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. My mother, two brothers and I moved to Atlanta after my mother divorced my father of years of physical and verbal abuse. I live in a predominately urban African-American community. My mother worked as a sales clerk at Walmart and my … [Read more...]
Maun
Happy Easter! 3 Many days later haha! Anyway I hope you had a grand time enjoying the holidays with family and friends. Even if you don't celebrate Easter, "Happy all the chocolate bunnies are on sale" day. Here in Botswana we had Friday April 3rd and Monday April 6th off from work. Do you guys remember what I did Easter? Yea my friend Nadine came to visit me from America and … [Read more...]
Life in Ghana
Today on the blog let's welcome Eboni! She is currently a Peace Corps Volunteer experiencing life in Ghana. If you have more questions for her after reading her story be sure to email or "Facebook" via the contact details below. 1. Please introduce yourself. Hey yal! My name is Eboni Hooper and I'm currently an Education PCV in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. I'm from St. … [Read more...]
BEDA Spain and Taxes
Yesterday I received an email from BEDA Spain with my "Certificado de retneciones e ingress..." which is the certificate you need when you do your taxes. WHAT! PAY!! TAXES!!! Yes my friends...BEDA Spain and taxes coexist! If you decide to become an auxiliary with the BEDA Spain program you have to file your spanish taxes with the Agencia Tributaria. And just like dealing … [Read more...]
Weekly Wishes
Dumela! (hello in Setswana) I tried to keep up with these weekly wishes but failed miserable last year! But 2015 is a new year and filled with discipline and goal achieving :) How are you guys doing? I know I hardly post about my direct Peace Corps life but I hope you've been enjoying the interviews. I will update you on my daily bits as a Local Government Capacity … [Read more...]
Life in Ethiopia
1. Please introduce yourself. How to introduce yourself, without sounding like you are signing up for OKCupid? Here is my attempt. I am a recently Returned Food Security Peace Corps Volunteer; I served in rural Ethiopia and collaborated with key government officials and community members to establish a small-scale garden project with female headed households to improve … [Read more...]
Living in West Africa
Carla's story interestingly explains how her experiences in Liberia as a student and living in South Korea lead her to become Peace Corps. Check out more below on living in west Africa! 1. Please introduce yourself "My name is Carla Camille Whyte and I am a Brooklyn native. I studied Sociology during my undergraduate years at Lehman College, one of the senior colleges … [Read more...]
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer
I am so happy to share this interview with you all from Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Byron! He's served not once but TWICE and has tons of amazing memories. Check out the interview below: 1. Please introduce yourself. I'm Byron L. Williams: a father, a husband, a two-time Peace Corps Volunteer. … [Read more...]
Focus Wheel
A few weeks ago I candidly shared about being "consistently inconsistent" with many of my goals last year. Creating ways to combat this issue is something I've been battling with since I wrote that post. Recently I joined "Think and Grow Chick's" March no excuses challenge and started out on the right foot. But I will shamelessly admit, my calendar, only has 2 "X's". But then … [Read more...]