Tag Archives: U.S. Peace Corps

Dulce’s Birthday

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What Have I Been Up To?

It’s been a while since I’ve put up a post on my happenings, so I figure I would catch everyone up. For Small Business Development Volunteers, September and October are busy months. Any reader of my blog will know that … Continue reading

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Quite a Year

I applied to the Peace Corps back in the late summer of 2012. Getting from then to Nicaragua in March 2014 is a case-study in bureaucratic incompetence that I won’t get into right now. But things got interesting one year ago … Continue reading

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Peace Corps FAQ

I know that people have a lot of questions about Peace Corps and Peace Corps life, so hopefully I cover the majority of your questions here.  How long will I be here? All Volunteers have three months of training and … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Nica 63

On Labor Day I decided to accept an invitation to being training to become a Small Business Development Volunteer with the U.S. Peace Corps in Nicaragua. I just set up this blog to journal, update friends and family, post picture, … Continue reading

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