A week or two into my language training in Tiriyo, I saw my teacher pour a liquid (some astringent) into a rag, and then huff it. No wonder I had no idea what the hell she was saying; she was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Peace Corps
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When you put the letters M and P together, it’s really difficult to distinguish between that combination and N and P. Mp sounds damn close to Np. Then, add to that the difference between E and Ë. Finally, do all[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I do speak a bunch of languages. In fact, I always found it really weird that the Government sent me, having a degree in Spanish, to a country in South America that speaks ZERO Spanish. I’m not sure why I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pathetic. Mangy. Tiger-Striped. That describes the dogs you’d see wandering around town. If you had a stick and raised your arm even slightly, they would piss themselves. But for some reason, ALL of the female volunteers were terror-stricken by these[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
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…
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