Limbo
Six weeks ago I left Nicaragua in order to return home and seek medical treatment with complete confidence and determination to return in...
Camp GLOW
Camp GLOW is a young women's empowerment camp held once a year by many different Peace Corps posts throughout the world. The camp aims to...
Clouds of Bricks
Looking back at old photographs and videos I’ve saved on Snapchat in the past has reminded me just how much my entire life has changed in...
You're a little fat
The most humiliating moment of my service thus far occurred several days ago when I met a friend’s family member that had a bit too much...
Squares & bubbles
During my time here in Nicaragua, I’ve begun thinking back to my year in kindergarten, where at the ages of four and five I learned to...
La Mexicana
I’m American any way you look at me. My parents, their parents, and their parents’ parents were born in Mexico. I was born in the United...
Esteli, el diamente de las segovias
Early on in training we were introduced to volunteers from different sectors from all over Nicaragua. We began to learn certain...
The Resolution
Six months ago I told myself I wouldn’t dare try starting a blog to detail my Peace Corps Experience. Five months ago I told myself I...
