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About Nicaragua | Under My Skin

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Musings on life, culture, public health, and where all three collide. About Under My Skin. About the Peace Corps. With help from this RPCV’s blog post. In the 1800s, a crazy American named William Walker tried to take over the country. He died trying. In the early 1900s, US Marines were invited into Nicaragua to help keep the peace, with two results:. Nicaraguans learned to love baseball. For over 40 years Nicaragua was controlled by a US-backed military dictatorship. Nicaragua is hot and tropical. T...

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3 Ways to Donate to the Nepal Earthquake Relief Effort | Under My Skin

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Musings on life, culture, public health, and where all three collide. About Under My Skin. About the Peace Corps. America, use your words. Guest blog: A city of temples to a city of tents →. 3 Ways to Donate to the Nepal Earthquake Relief Effort. May 5, 2015. If you’re thinking about donating to the relief effort for the #. Here are 3 good options:. 2 Friends of Maiti Nepal. They protect women and girls from human trafficking. I know and trust them because my student group ( Global mHealth Initiative.

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¿Y Entonces...?: June 2014

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Sunday, June 15, 2014 -. My apologies for procrastinating on writing this post. It's been. Months in the making, but it's also taken that long to figure out what I want to say. Two years. Twenty seven months.not to be stereotypical, but they indeed did fly by so fast. Now, looking back, I feel like that whole experience was so long ago, but I've been home for less than 3 months! At the end of our presentation, we got our official Peace Corps certificates commemorating the completion of our service. Say g...

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About the Peace Corps | Under My Skin

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Musings on life, culture, public health, and where all three collide. About Under My Skin. About the Peace Corps. About the Peace Corps. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps to promote world peace and friendship. 1. The Peace Corps’ mission has three simple goals:. Helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. Helping promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served. And this handy-dandy fact sheet. 8220;...

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Peace Corps | Under My Skin

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Musings on life, culture, public health, and where all three collide. About Under My Skin. About the Peace Corps. From 2011-2013 I served as a community health volunteer in Nicaragua with the Peace Corps. It was a fabulous experience. This section is dedicated to those who would like to learn more about the Peace Corps in general, and Peace Corps Nicaragua in particular. If you’d like to learn even more, please don’t hesitate to contact. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.

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My Application Timeline | Under My Skin

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Musings on life, culture, public health, and where all three collide. About Under My Skin. About the Peace Corps. December 9, 2009: Submitted Application, Health Status Review, and 3 Recommendations. December 31, 2009: Fingerprints taken at the Po-Po Station. January 26, 2010: Interview at the Washington, DC Regional Office. February 28, 2010: Sunday night phone call from my recruiter: NOMINATED CENTRAL/ SOUTH AMERICA, HEALTH DEGREED PROGRAM, JANUARY 2011! June 19, 2010. Contact from OMS. Incomplete!

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For Applicants | Under My Skin

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Musings on life, culture, public health, and where all three collide. About Under My Skin. About the Peace Corps. The application process is drawn out, exciting, tedious, and frustrating. It takes the average applicant about 1 year from the day they submit their application to the day they depart on the plane to begin training. I hope that this section (see drop-down menu above) provides some useful information to applicants, including where to connect with other applicants. Good luck! Top Posts and Pages.

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Under My Skin | musings on life, culture, public health, and where all three collide | Page 2

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Musings on life, culture, public health, and where all three collide. About Under My Skin. About the Peace Corps. Newer posts →. Por Fin, a New Adventure. October 7, 2014. I tried to write a new series of haikus. Over the summer to capture the essence of my “funemployment,” but it was hard to sell the self-deprecating humor. The haikus went something like:. Today I woke up. And arranged sea shells by size. My home in my site, La Dalia, Matagalpa. So Maní and I packed our bags and arrived in DC last week.

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¿Y Entonces...?: November 2013

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013 -. My trip to the US was awesome and just the rejuvenation I needed to get me thru this last chunk of my service. I got to see 2 university campuses that I'm applying to, hang out in (and fall in love with) Chicago and Grand Rapids, eat GREAT food and meet incredible new friends. Reunited with my favorite Aggie volunteers! One of my favorite people ever. Herb bagel with whipped feta! One of the guys. Trying to stay warm and deciding the day's plans. Last dinner in Grand Rapids.

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¿Y Entonces...?: January 2013

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Thursday, January 3, 2013 -. Holidays and New Year's in Nicaragua. 161;Feliz Año Nuevo! I hope you all had a fantastic holiday season with lots of love and cheer. Though most volunteers tend to go back to the states around the holidays, I chose to stay in Nicaragua. I have celebrated 22 Christmases/Hanukkahs/New Years in the US and I thought it'd be a nice change to see how a different culture celebrates the end of the December festivities. Who causes all of this happiness? Later on, Nicaraguans have Chr...