Thursday, May 19, 2011. Monica and Kaleb asked me what the schools are like here in Costa Rica. How is it the same? Students are in classes about the same amount of time. This means that they get about 2. 5 months of vacation, as well as a big two-week break halfway through. How is it different? The school year starts in February. How is it the same? .

A collection of my travel stories. Currently an on-going account of my adventures as an English Teacher in Besançon, France. Friday, October 22, 2010. Toussaint Part 1 - Leaving Besançon. Ok I think you have all the background information you need. Monday, October 18, 2010.

A Day in the Life. Sata Sacko opens her eyes to the first rays of morning light. Her thatched roof is perched upon the circular wall of her hut in such a way as to allow a ring of light to slip through the space between. Every day she wakes up to a halo from the rising sun. Interspersed with the thumping are the calls of various livestock passing through the compound. Goats bleat, donkeys bray, and roosters crow as they mill about scanning the ground for food.

May 17, 2009 in Uncategorized. Instead, I barrel down Keystone Ave at 60mph to retrieve my sister from an early airport arrival.

This blog is for anyone interested in reading about my life as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English in Guinea, West Africa. Thursday, July 9, 2009. Well, here I am in Conakry, the capital of Guinea! After a looong flight with a few minor delays, we arrived in the Conakry airport. That was my first taste of Africa - the airport w.