Tonight is my last night in Manila until I swear in, provided nothing need bring me here sooner. We leave for the airport at 4:30 am (!!!) and should be arriving at our hub site in Bicol mid-morning. We’ll stay there for a few days before heading out to our Read More …
Lately life has been a bit hectic. I’m on day 3 in the Philippines and all of them have been in Manila, the crazy capital city. But really, we haven’t been in Manila…mostly the hotel/resort/place they’re putting us up for the next few days. We’ve been there exclusively, except for Read More …
We arrived at our hotel about 1:30 am last night local time, I have no clue what that translates to at home, after about 30 hours in transit. It’s now 11:45 in the morning, we just had to get our picture taken and pee in a cup (not at the Read More …
So, the last two days I’ve been at the Crowne Plaza Detroit, right next to the airport- how glamorous! The place is actually pretty nice, but I’ve been having issues with their internet connections- so I’ll make this brief. Also, I am already packed up for tomorrow, but I have Read More …
So, tomorrow’s the big day, the day that it all begins. I’ve got my bags mostly packed, but not weighed yet. I still have a few last minute things to pick up, namely two months worth of Rx meds that the pharmacy didn’t have on Friday and small gift-type items Read More …
So the last week and a half has been super busy. Time seems to be on a downhill racecourse and she’s picking up speed. Weekend before last I went to Oberlin, Ohio for a dance weekend. My motivation was primarily social but it was really nice to do a lot Read More …
With the little bit of time that I have left, I’ve been trying to fit in things that I need to do and make time to see people that I want to see. I’ve set up a last minute trip to visit some family in Asheville in a week and Read More …
So last night as I was trying to fall asleep, despite my coughing, it hit me: I leave in one month. ONE MONTH! I haven’t gotten to the point where I go all “oh man, what am I doing?” but I’m sure that will come soon enough. At the moment Read More …
Well, I have yet to see any coverage about the landslide on television, but it’s made the rounds on the internet. Just about every person who knows that I’m going to the Philippines has called, emailed or sent up smoke signals to me and my immediate family. Everyone seems to Read More …
They’re fickle things, they are. There’s been a massive mudslide in the Philippines recently, so massive that it damn near buried an entire town. The projected number of casualties has varied greatly from news source to news source (remember the ridiculous count they had going for hurricane Katrina?), but it Read More …
Also, I got my hands on a copy of this year’s A Life Inspired, Tales of Peace Corps Service. I’m quite eager to dig in. It looks good, except for the soundbite by the shrub on the back cover.
Rumor# 1: Tonight I ventured to Ann Arbor to attend a Peace Corps reception at U of M. Overall, it was quite enjoyable- I’m glad that I took the time to go. Just before I left to go home, one of the recruiters at U of M mentioned something interesting Read More …