Daily Archives: May 1, 2014

Why I Decided to Join the Peace Corps, Reconsidered

Posted on May 1, 2014 by einsler

Today when we met with our youth group to finish the jelly for the big sale tomorrow one of the kids in the youth group, a 14 year old by the name of James, spent the entire time making fun … Continue reading →

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And My Permanent Site Is…

Posted on May 1, 2014 by einsler

Yesterday we found out our permanent sites in Nicaragua where we will be serving for two years. Before I reveal it for my three or four loyal readers, I’ll paint a picture of what this is like: Imagine that you … Continue reading →

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So I Had to Move My Training Host Family

Posted on May 1, 2014 by einsler

If you read my Semana Santa post you would know that I was having some problems with my host family. On Monday the Training Director and I decided that enough was enough, so I switched families. I won’t air all … Continue reading →

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Youth Group Update

Posted on May 1, 2014 by einsler

During training we have been working with a group of kids from the local school to create, produce, and sell a product. Originally the kids chose batidos (smoothies/milkshakes), but two weeks ago they actually changed their minds and switched to … Continue reading →

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