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Final Thoughts

Posted in Peace Corps Romania, tagged , , on July 22, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

In terms of my Peace Corps service in Romania, there are two categories that I feel are relevant when I consider my final thoughts before leaving; what I have learned and what I will miss.  The former covers a myriad of new soft skills that I might not have developed if it weren’t for biting […]

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“Sir Jeremy” Yeah, I could get used to that.

Posted in Peace Corps Romania, tagged , , , , , , , on June 29, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

First, I’d like to say ‘Thank you’ to all of you who donated to our Peace Corps Partnership Program fundraiser for this year’s Girls Leading Our World (GLOW) and Teaching Our Boys Excellence (TOBE) youth development summer camps in Romania.  We absolutely could not have done this without your support and we are all very […]

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Trees for Peace 2.0, The Greenhouse Effect

Posted in Peace Corps Romania, tagged , , , , , , on April 22, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

Last year I participated in a project called “Trees for Peace” or, in Romanian, “Pomi pentru Pace.”  The premise was to plant one tree for each of the 22 years Peace Corps had served in Romania since the fall of communism.  This project was carried out in ten communities throughout Romania including mine, Valea Călugărească, […]

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Another Day at the Office

Posted in Peace Corps Romania, tagged , , , on May 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Often, I comment to friends and family that I feel as though every day is a workday and, to a large extent, this is true.  After all, my “office” is essentially the entire country in which I serve.  Summed up, our goals as Peace Corps Volunteers are to help host country nationals with skills development […]

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