Tag Archives: Peace Corps

Wherever you go, there you are. And so is Peace Corps.

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Lauren

Peace Corps started working in Nepal again in 2012 after a long hiatus.  There haven’t been too many volunteers yet and none of them are currently in the Far Western Region. And yet Peace Corps kept coming up while we … Continue reading →

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One Year Later

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Lauren

On March 27, 2013, an emotionally upheaved chela boarded a plane in Managua and, after a short confrontation in the Miami security line when an insensitive man said something like, “We’re in America and these people don’t speak English,” landed in Boston. Upon seeing her … Continue reading →

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It’s only the beginning, after all.

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Lauren

I thought it was over.  I bought a cake. I said my goodbyes.  I left.  I thought it was over, which is why I mourned so heavily over leaving. But what I didn’t take into account was how fundamentally I had … Continue reading →

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Boston Marathon Explosions

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Lauren

Two bombs detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.  The current count is two dead and over one hundred injured, though I expect those numbers to rise as the night progresses. One of those killed was an eight-year-old … Continue reading →

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Description of Service

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Lauren

Every Peace Corps Volunteer must write a Description of Service (DOS) before finishing up his or her service.  Since it’s pretty much a summary of all the important work I did as a PCV, I thought I’d share it all … Continue reading →

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Exit Interview

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Lauren

I fly out tomorrow. The last couple weeks have been really tough: first I said goodbye to La Dalia, then to my fellow Nica 55ers, then to my host family in La Paz, and tomorrow, I will say goodbye to … Continue reading →

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Bienvenidos a La Tienda Lorena

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Lauren

When I first moved out of my host family’s home and into my own house, my neighbors in Barrio San Martin became a second family to me.  They gave me food, we passed the time talking on each other’s porches, I … Continue reading →

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Des-pe-di-da: (n) a goodbye party

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Lauren

A despedida is a goodbye party. To despedir someone is to say goodbye. This is what I’ve been doing for the last month.  The next few posts will document all the goodbyes I’ve been having, and —por fin (finally!)– you’ll get … Continue reading →

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My Work Here is Done

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Lauren

March is here: my 27th and final month as a Peace Corps Volunteer.  I have one more week in site, and nineteen short days left in Nicaragua.  I’m not crying because I’m in denial.  So it goes. During the month … Continue reading →

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Payacuca: a Love Letter

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Lauren

The “Payacuca” bus is my favorite bus in town.  According to town lore (read: my friends William and Fabiola) the bus was named Payacuca because  the owner used to have a route between a community called Payacuca and Matagalpa.  For … Continue reading →

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Barbara’s Guest Blog: Occupational Therapy in Nicaragua

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Lauren

The primary reason for my trip was the culmination of an international service-learning course I had gotten into at school this past August. Each year, a professor in our Occupational Therapy department takes four students to Managua for a week … Continue reading →

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Nica Moments

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Lauren

Every day I have “Nica moments:” picking out produce from the vegetable market; waiting for pupusas (like a flat knish) to get all hot, melted and crispy on the grill; buses breaking down; cows stopping traffic; kids asking me “Cuando vamos a … Continue reading →

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