Off to Joal
Barker Carlock
2012-12-05
Here is my second video documenting my year in Senegal! Off to Joal
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Archives: Fellow Updates
Happiness
Kalea Moore
2012-12-05
To be happy is what we all want in the end right? Happiness is the state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to joy. In the last month I have struggled extremely to find contentment and happiness in myself. From homesickness to real sickness its all been very hard. I find myself lonely...
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Competency
Meg Crenshaw
2012-12-05
I recently had a realization: While I was in the States, I was at least competent at the things I did in my daily life. Prepare breakfast? Check. Drive to school? Check. Lead a meeting? Check. Flush the toilet? Check. It’s a humbling experience to suddenly not be competent at everyday things. Flushing the toilet,...
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My Jungle Boogie
Sam Reeve
2012-12-05
My family of followers: Let me begin by apologizing for my poor, poor correspondence and updates with my blog. I have no excuse to give but that I’ve found it very easy to become caught up in the perfect weather, beautiful flora and fauna, and lovely people of Ecuador. To understate the last few months,...
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Presence
Tsion Horra
2012-12-05
This is my new host family. By far, they are the most welcoming and loving group of people I have met in Ecuador. My 18 year-old host sister is this athletic ball of energy that monopolized my attention the first time I met her. My host brother is a jokester. My host parents, caring and...
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A Day in My Life
Jayshawn Anderson
2012-12-05
5:30-7:30: Whenever my eyes have had enough of the early morning sunlight, it is time for my body to get up (yes, it’s sunny around 6 here in Salvador, Bahia). 8:00: Café da Manhã (breakfast), which usually consists of coffee, fruits, bread, cheese, and presunto (a slice of ham). 8:20: The Walk. My NGO is about...
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Settling In
Drew Hayes
2012-12-05
Often when I tell people I’ll be living in Diogo for the next six months, they tell me how privileged I am. They gush about the beach, the sand dunes, and the river. Now that I’m here, I can confirm that Diogo, Bahia, Brazil is a place worth gushing about. It makes an awesome postcard....
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