Keeping in Touch or Keeping Your Distance?
When you leave a travel destination, do you intend to stay in touch with those you’ve met while traveling? I speak not only to fellow Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs), but anyone who has connected personally with another while traveling, abroad or otherwise. However, the intensity, pressure, and time spent abroad during PC service definitely makes [...]
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Friends All Over the World
I am in St. John for the first time, having just arrived by ferry. My friend Bill, who lives on the island, picks me up at the wharf. It is night so I can’t see much of anything but house lights on hills and a cool reflection of the moon in miles of water. I [...]
Coffee, tea, and me
One of my favourite things about returning to Ireland, I realize as we take our seats at a little cafe, is the tea. It’s probably the best remnant of the British occupation- a readily-available respite from the rigours of the day- and a way to perk yourself up as the afternoon drags on and you [...]
We’re All In This Together, ie, You’ll Make It Out Alive
We’re All In This Together, ie, You’ll Make It Out Alive By Beth In preparing for a couple of months in a country that most people I know have never even heard of (Sao Tome)- and a couple of other places before I really settle, I oftentimes have to give myself the Pre-Travel Talk. It [...]
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