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I return to my host family's house to attend the last wedding of my service and come to a big realization of how much I have changed in

Letisia was a fiery, strong-willed woman who quickly became my best friend in Namibia. She kept me going each and every day. Today on Intern

The okakuki, or in English fat cake, is one of the most sought after snacks during the school tea break each day. The kids scramble to...

Sossusvlei is like landing on another planet, with its rich red dunes against the pale blue sky. Dead Vlei had me imagining being on Mars, s

August was a tumultuous month of exams, trainings, marking, and a very short vacation. With the second term of the school year coming to...

July went by quickly filled with master tests, lots of marking, garden club meetings, and all things school related. Garden club has...

Moving is all about becoming your best being and continuing to challenge yourself. Here is my story of "moving."

With the beginning of June came the beginning of the school term again. Term 2 was a bit on the bumpy side with kids having to relearn...

May was a month spent on holiday (which means it was time to celebrate.) My family had gotten here in the end of April and we spent the...

Most of April was spent at my site, more specifically at school. Here in Namibia we three school terms a year. Term 1 is January to...

Here in Namibia, we have a midterm break… not spring break. It’s not spring over here in the southern hemisphere and fall break just...

March was a month of travel, finishing teaching, and catching up on things. Some big things for the month… Rainy Season came upon me in...

February is the shortest month of the year, and somehow it felt very, very long at times. I did reach a pretty big point in my service...

When I first got to my site, I thought about the goals that I wanted to accomplish during my time of service. What goals had Peace Corps...

I’ve been living in my new home for almost two weeks now. The day after swearing-in, five of us and our school representatives piled into...

On October 20th 2016, myself and 52 other trainees swore-in as Peace Corps Volunteers in Namibia!!! After so many years of waiting for...

Last Friday, we had a very exciting day! SITE ANNOUNCEMENTS! The time had finally come to find out where we would be living in Namibia...

​I am two weeks into CBT now and adjusting to life on the homestead. A typical day for me starts at 5:30 in the morning (if I get up on...

Just over a week ago, I packed up my bags yet again. (I’m not sure if I getting better or worse at packing, but things seem to be...

When we landed in Namibia a little over two weeks ago, our time in Windhoek was short-lived as we headed straight to Okahandja where we...

I’ve been in training for a little over a week now. We have morning assembly thrice a week at 7:30, led by our trusty LCFs (Language and...

So much has happened in the past couple days, so here is the lowdown on my life right now. Time seems to be moving both slowly and...

Peace Corps take two is officially underway. It’s crazy when I think that this month I would have been COSing out of my service in Sierra...