I LOVED my Scream Box! It was an audio grenade. A few of the first volunteers in country had been mugged. So, everyone got a personal safety device after that. I never needed it, but I used the hell out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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I eventually moved out of my home stay family house. It was scary! Meanwhile, my friends lived around the corner in the house of the son of the former President. It would be like living with Chelsea Clinton. Anyway, those[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you are ever presented with the opportunity to willingly place a wriggling maggot the size of your thumb into your mouth and chew it up, it may require some coaxing. They will try to convince you that it is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
They take a fish, cover it in salt, and then let it dry out in the sun for a while. Then you see if the dumb American will eat it. I had to eat some gross stuff in Suriname. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Right when we first got in country, we had to get a bunch of immunizations. It took days since they couldn’t jab us in the arm all at once, AND they had to use both arms. But, when I open[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mefloquine. Fuck that shit. Malaria has to be worse than the feeling of being on Mefloquine. It has to, right? Here’s the story. The government banned Mefloquine in the US. Turns out, it causes you to freak out. I can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We have the World Center for Birds of Prey here in town, and one of the coolest animals there is the Harpy Eagle. So, when I found out they came from Suriname, I talked to the WCBP people and asked[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My homestay in Paramaribo was frightening. The scary part was how dirty it was. Pink eye? Check. The lady was nice enough, but it was just sooo gross! My friends came to visit me one day…and never came back again.
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