Thursday, April 3, 2014

Recounting my Peace Corps service


2 years 3 months.
27 months.
7.6 earthquake.
2 host families.
8 cluster mates.
3 conference presentations.
36 Monday tutoring sessions.
2 sets of visitors.
3 trips home.
4 countries visited.
1 manicure and pedicure.
3 broken fans.
4 parades.
14 beaches.
3 Peace Corps trainings.
2 project working team meetings.
2 birthdays.
1 counterpart. 
2 graduations.
3 babies.
2 bee stings.
1 wedding band cut off.
3 allergic reactions.
141 teachers.
164 runs.
2 stolen items.
2 blogs.   
120 hours of language training
68 hours of Teaching English as a Foreign Language training
3 good bye parties
7 spelling bee meetings
Countless laughs
Countless hours waiting for a bus
Countless hours on a bus
1 (almost) Returned Peace Corps Volunteer
Our first day of being a PCV 
The first time we met our counterparts 

1 comment:

  1. Erin, Braden! You left a path in Santa, hope you don't forget the way back and enjoy this new step returning back to your past lives which (pĆ³ngale la firma!!) it is going to be very different..
    Thanks for all your efforts!!! Erika!

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