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Jay In Ecuador: December 2008
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A journal of life a continent away from home and two miles high. Sunday, December 14, 2008. Believe it or not, Jay isn´t at home! The day that Susan, Kari, Nate, and Scott left Quito, I ran the. Mitad del Mundo Media Marathon. Thanksgiving was at a friend´s house in El Chaco (the same place we had the Halloween party). There were ten of us and the food was great. Fortunately, some Hydrocortisone and Antibiotic creams helped. Although I still have some red splotches on my legs, the blisters are gone.
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Jay In Ecuador: April 2009
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A journal of life a continent away from home and two miles high. Sunday, April 26, 2009. As you all know, I’ve had a lot of time to read while being in the Peace Corps. I recently reached a goal I had set for myself two years ago…to read 100 books. Some of the were long (War and Peace), some of them were boring (anything by Proust), and some of them I loved (The Lonesome Dove series). Here is a list of all the books I read…. 2) The Devil in the White City – Erik Larson. 4) Galápagos – Kurt Vonnegut.
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Jay In Ecuador: January 2009
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A journal of life a continent away from home and two miles high. Thursday, January 29, 2009. Quito, Ecuador – This is the city I’ve had to go to go get anything done for the last two years. If I wanted peanut butter, I had to go to Quito. If I needed to get my mail, I had to go to Quito. If I wanted to have a cold beer, I had to go to Quito. Now this is my home…life is good. A couple examples of how different my life is here…. In the two weeks since we got here, I’ve ran almost every day. 8220;In all tim...
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Jay In Ecuador: This Is The End
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A journal of life a continent away from home and two miles high. Tuesday, June 2, 2009. This Is The End. I've said it several times before. I don't think that I can fully process, appreciate, wrap up, or realize how my time in the Peace Corps has affected and will affect me. Like any so called "life changing" experience, the aftershocks will reverberate for a long time, and the residue will never fully wash off. My new phone number is. (314)766-2289. Posted by Jay Verhoff. Jeremy K´s Blog. This Is The End.
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Jay In Ecuador: The month of Jay - Part 4: Isla de la Plata
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A journal of life a continent away from home and two miles high. Saturday, May 30, 2009. The month of Jay - Part 4: Isla de la Plata. Sitting 25 miles off the coast of. Is known as "The poor man's Galapagos" because it has a lot of the wildlife that can be found in the Galapagos, but is a lot less expensive to visit. We caught a small boat in the coastal. Lopez and spent a day walking around the island and then did a little snorkeling. Treasure there and that's why they call it Isla. A pair of Boobies.
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Jay In Ecuador: Jay Verhoff - RPCV
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A journal of life a continent away from home and two miles high. Friday, May 15, 2009. Jay Verhoff - RPCV. As of May 4th, 2009, I am officially and forever a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV). It took two years and three months to get that “R”, but it was worth it. Here is my DOS if you´d like to see what I did (or at least said that I did during my two years in Ecuador)…. DESCRIPTION OF PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE. PROGRAM No. 518-07-01 - ECUADOR. After a competitive application process stressing ...
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Jay In Ecuador: Hear That Training a Comin’
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A journal of life a continent away from home and two miles high. Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Hear That Training a Comin’. The Trainees finally arrived on February 25th. It has been a fun and intense two weeks since then. The other Co-Trainers and I have been preparing, implementing, and evaluating most of the technical aspects of the training. I have to admit that working in the office before they got here was pretty boring and I wasn’t too motivated, but now things are a lot better. I had to give a short...
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Jay In Ecuador: The Month of Jay - Part 2: Jumandy Caves
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A journal of life a continent away from home and two miles high. Saturday, May 30, 2009. The Month of Jay - Part 2: Jumandy Caves. During the war in the 1500's between the invading Spanish Conquistadors. And the many indigenous. Tribes of Ecuador, several leaders emerged. One of the most famous was a man called Jumandy. Led the indigenous Quichwa. Of the Amazonian Basin against the Spanish who were slowly moving down from the highlands into Quichwa. Burned the towns of Baeza. Retreated to his strong.
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Jay In Ecuador: Th Month of Jay - Part 3: Adentro
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A journal of life a continent away from home and two miles high. Saturday, May 30, 2009. Th Month of Jay - Part 3: Adentro. Almost a third of Ecuador lies in the Amazonian Basin. This area called the Oriente. Inside, is populated by several indigenous. Nationalities. The Shuar. Peoples consider themselves members of their nationality and only recognize Ecuador as the country that has political control over their lands.they are NOT Ecuadorian. To help with a medical survey. People, what plants they cultiv...
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Jay In Ecuador: May 2009
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A journal of life a continent away from home and two miles high. Saturday, May 30, 2009. The month of Jay - Part 4: Isla de la Plata. Sitting 25 miles off the coast of. Is known as "The poor man's Galapagos" because it has a lot of the wildlife that can be found in the Galapagos, but is a lot less expensive to visit. We caught a small boat in the coastal. Lopez and spent a day walking around the island and then did a little snorkeling. Treasure there and that's why they call it Isla. A pair of Boobies.
