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Between power-outs and coffee ceremonies...

First let me start by saying:
The contents of this web site belong to the group's members and do not reflect any position or policy of the U.S. Government or the Peace Corps.

Now that that's out of the way, this will be a place where I'll post while volunteering in Ethiopia as part of the Peace Corps.

PO Box #109
East Gojjam
Dejen, Ethiopia

Just in case anyone feels so inclined...

We don’t really know what a pleasure it is to run in our own language until we are forced to stumble in someone else’s.

Gregory David Roberts (via fromthailandwithlove)

Maybe I have overstayed my welcome. Two year is not enough time to do all the things you set out to do, but it is enough time for even the most remote corners of the world to feel like home.

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Can’t wait for the splash back mix!

ticktockpocketwatch:

my recruiter showed this to me in august.

All Out →

I heard once that they would rather hear about memories than enemies. Rather hear what was or what will be than what is. Rather hear how you got it over how much it cost you. Rather hear about finding yourself than how you lost you. Rather you make this an open letter about family, and struggle, and it taking forever. About hearts that you’ve broken and ties that you’ve severed. No doubt in my mind, that’ll make them feel better.

Drake (via blinkanditsover)

Roost & Wander: The 4 Types of Peace Corps Volunteers →

beccacantpark:

One of the most productive things that happened at IST was that with Khayla’s help, I figured out how to categorize all the volunteers we’ve met. We’re Type 3s.

Type 1: The Runaway

I.e. the crazy, the annoying, and/or the socially inept. These people basically fled from their lives in the U.S….

Your faith in what you believe must be a living, working faith that draws you away from comfort and security, and toward risk through confrontation.

Derrick Bell (via elisewhitaker)

People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love