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More Class Cancellations and the World Cup
This morning started with some sad news. One of the teachers I work with hurt his foot and the doctor has ordered him off it for the whole week. He teaches five sections of entrepreneurship (each an hour and a half … Continue reading
Posted in León, Peace Corps
Tagged Copa del Mundo, Copa Mundial, Cuerpo de Paz, education, emprendedurismo, entrepreneurship, high school, León, Nicaragua, Peace Corps, school, secondary school, teacher, teaching, U.S., U.S. Peace Corps, U.S.A., United States of America, US, USA, World Cup
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Three Months Down, 24 to Go
I’ve been in Nicaragua for three months, which leaves 24 months of service to go. If anyone has any topics about me, the Peace Corps, Nicaragua, or my service that they want to … Continue reading
A Menagerie of Videos From Training
I haven’t been able to get these videos from training up till now, but they sure are good. Presenting Daniel Ortega, President of the Republic, Malú, a particularly exuberant puppy, and Luis Mariano, simultaneously dancing and pummeling a piñata at his … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Training
Tagged Cuerpo de Paz, dance, dancing, Daniel Ortega, dog, Nicaragua, Niquinohomo, Ortega, Peace Corps, pinata, puppy, San Juan de Oriente, training, US Peace Corps
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A Peak Inside the Peace Corps Office
If anyone is wondering what the Peace Corps Office in Managua looks like, this video just popped up on my Facebook feed: It was recently made by other business Volunteers to as part of a bet. The good news is, … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Vlog
Tagged Cuerpo de Paz, D.C., DC, inflation, living allowance, Managua, Nicaragua, Peace Corps, US Peace Corps, video, Washington, Washington DC
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Jurementación
Although I’ve been in Nicaragua for nearly three months, I wasn’t actually a Volunteer until last Friday morning. During the first 11 weeks in country, when you are in training, you are considered a Trainee, not a Volunteer. To become … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Training
Tagged Cuerpo de Paz, diplomat, embassy, Foreign Service, Jurementación, León, Managua, Nicaragua, oath, oath of office, Peace Corps, swearing in, United States of America, US, US Peace Corps, USA
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Arriving in León, León
Today I arrived in my permanent site for the next two years, León, León. The mayor welcomed me with a really nice ceremony. Luckily I had a friend videotape it. Here, take a look: All jokes aside, I’ve got a … Continue reading
Posted in León, Peace Corps
Tagged Cuerpo de Paz, El Rey Leon, León, Lion King, Nicaragua, Peace Corps, Rey Leon, The Lion King, U.S. Peace Corps, US Peace Corps
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The “Pussification” of the Peace Corps
One of the first books that I read back in September after being invited to serve in the Peace Corps in Nicaragua was a book called, The Gringo: A Memoir. It tells the story of a recent Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Peace Corps, Philosophy, Teaching, Training
Tagged camp, Camp Shohola, Communism, Cuerpo de Paz, Freire, gringo, Herbert Marcuse, Marcuse, Marxism, Nicaragua, One Dimensional Man, Paulo Freire, Peace Corps, pedagogy, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, pussification, Shohola, socialism, The Gringo, trainee, training, Uncle Larry, United States Peace Corps, US Peace Corps
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Incidents of Travel 