Peregrination Cultivation

The next step in the Peace Corp process is to get through legal and medical clearance. I expect legal clearance to be no problem – frankly, if they come up with something, I’ll be very curious to know what it is! Still, it is a process and, like most things, a bit more work that… Read more

You have been selected to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer, pending medical and legal clearance. This letter is your formal invitation to serve as an Agribusiness Specialist in Uganda tentatively departing Jul-Aug 2022. Read more

Late winter of 2022, I was happily working part-time, planning two adventures, and starting to think about a getting a garden going… and then… I got an email from Peace Corps requesting an interview! Read more

With little information on Peace Corps, my trip planning got serious over the winter. Read more

As I waited for something to happen with Peace Corps, I decided that it was time to make a change in my life. I would make sure that there was room in the changes for Peace Corps, but I couldn’t wait any longer for Peace Corp to be the instigator of those changes. In the… Read more

Over the summer of 2021, I continued working on Spanish with Duo, but our relationship was flagging. In September, I hit my 500-day streak with Duo and I ended our relationship. Read more