Peace Corps: Ukraine

Wow. Like everything in my life, it was at the last second: a series of events meant I got to Kyiv with only 90 minutes before the Peace ...

Yep.  I almost quit Peace Corps 12 days before finishing it: My day started off well enough, with me taking my language proficiency test ...

Had my last day of teaching today. Felt good, actually. Also went and bought my first suit 'cause I know I need one and it's cheap...

Waiting for the race to start. A guy rode past me on his bike, popped up his front wheel while peddling, hit the brakes and then stoppe...

"Do you think black cats know they cause bad luck?" asked Diana as we sat down on the bus to Uman. Apparently a black cat had loo...

So, on Halloween I was at the orphanage's costume party (but sans costume myself) and had a lot of fun. Here's the pics: Tanya and ...

Happy Halloween! I’m not celebrating it in any real sense, but I have been invited to the orphanage tonight to see their “Scariest Costume”...

I feel horrible at the moment. For reasons I'm not even sure of, I got another bout of gastroentiritis and was up all night while my bo...