Tag Archives: friendship

Playa Gigante

On New Year’s Eve at the airport, after busing in from León, I bid farewell to my parents, who had been in Nicaragua since December 17, and picked up my friends, a grand ‘ole party of six: My best friend, … Continue reading

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Blog Corps

I recommend that you go check out my site-mate, Isabel’s, blog: Chabelita in Nicaragua The password is PeaceCorps911. I like Isabel’s writing. She is also the nearest living American to me, in the world! She lives right down the block. … Continue reading

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Video Blog = Vlog

In addition to keeping my blog updated, I like to let people hear my voice and see my face on my “Vlog” – Video Blog. All of the videos are hosted on my Vimeo account. I made this video last … Continue reading

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Summer in America, Winter in Nicaragua

July is known as a “winter” month in Nicaragua, even though Nicaragua is in the same hemisphere as the USA, where we know July as high summer. I put winter in quotes though because it isn’t winter as we know … Continue reading

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El Bajío

Before I had gone to Chiapas I spent a week staying with my friends Mariel, Miguel, and Rafael in Querétaro, which is the largest city in the Bajío. The Bajío is an old colonial part of Mexico north of Mexico City, renowned by … Continue reading

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Why I decided to Join the Peace Corps

I get this question a lot. I guess the story starts at the sleep away camp I always attended and worked at, Camp Shohola. There are a lot of counselors from all over the world at Shohola. The Directors have … Continue reading

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Eric B. Insler will be out of the office until… Forever!

Today was my last day with EY. It was sad. I don’t know the next time I will see all of my co-workers who have become so familiar over the last few years. Last night they had a dinner for … Continue reading

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