Peace Corps
Low Point of Readjustment
Wednesday, July 21st, 2004Today I feel as low as I’ve felt in a long, long time. I really wish I had stayed in Tonga for another year, because Iím not having any luck finding a future here at the moment. I’m not even making it to the interview stage for anything I apply for. In the beginning, I [...]
Reconnecting with Folks
Saturday, July 3rd, 2004The biggest challenge of coming back is reconnecting with old friends. How do you sum up two years? Hi ______, How are you? It’s been a while since I heard from you and I need to reconnect. I just got back from my Peace Corps assignment in the Kingdom of Tonga and wanted to see [...]
DEEP in the Heart of Texas
Wednesday, May 5th, 2004Hey y’all! I’m finally home. Actually, I’ve been home for a little over two weeks. I wasn’t supposed to get home for a while, but I got homesick. Well, it was more of a mixture of boredom, anxiousness about the future, and a lack of good Tex-Mex cuisine (they use ketchup instead of salsa in [...]
Deep’s Lord of the Stings: Tattoos and other Wild Adventures
Thursday, April 1st, 2004Hey y’all! To catch you up on what’s happening: Sandeep, a small hairy woodland creature from the quaint countryside of Sugar Land, Texas and Mark, the ancient white wizard from the icy plains of New Hampshire, have began their perilous trek across Middle Earth in a rental car. It should be a lot of fun, [...]
From Tonga to Tahiti
Tuesday, March 9th, 2004Hey y’all! I am in Tahiti right now and seriously missing Tonga. I miss my 24/7 free internet access and my laundromat! I did laundry by hand for the first time ever and I was sweating like an hour of Body Combat at Teufaiva Gym. I’ve spent the equivalent of 15 American dollars for 30 [...]