Hi Friends and Family! Like I wrote in a previous post, I've been working in the "real world" since January as a marketing coordinator for a flower distribution company in Miami. I previously thought that I entered the "real world" on May 1st, 1992, but ap[...]
Hey Friends and Family! What do you call people from Naples?..... Nipples..... :-) In all seriousness, I spend way too much time in Naples. Now that all but one of my friends has left Miami to pursue shit elsewhere, I find myself visiting my fam in Napl[...]
Hey Friends and Family! Today, July 20th, marks exactly 6 months until my departure! Eekk. Did you do the math?... That means January 20th, 2015 is the day! (math is hard) Obviously, I am super excited to go to South Africa, but I can wait. Does that ma[...]
Hey Friends and Family! Since I decided to join the Peace Corps, the majority of people I talk to only have positive things to say, but a small percentage feel the need to make negative comments towards my service. I am addressing those negative comments h[...]
Hi Friends and Family! Most of you know that I graduated from the University of Miami on December 19, 2013, and I am not leaving for the Peace Corps until January 20, 2015, which leaves almost exactly a year (okay, 13 months) between school and the PC. I c[...]
Hi Friends and Family! Here it is, the exact dates for my Peace Corps application process... August 2, 2013: Submitted my application online. September ?, 2013: In-person interview (I cannot for the life of me remember the exact date). Novemb[...]
Hey Friends and Family! Second to "why?", the question people ask me most often is, "What's the Peace Corps application like, and is it difficult?" I never found the application too hard (I did finish it in one afternoon), but I think it can be a bit di[...]
Hi Friends and Family! For the past four 4th of July holidays, I have traveled to the small and charming town of Ludington, Michigan with my best friend Emma and her family. Emma's dad grew up in Ludington and some of her family still lives there to this d[...]