1 year, 9 months, 23 days since I first arrived in country. That’s how long it took for me to be robbed in Peru. Statistically speaking, it was bound to happen. Though, I still didn’t expect it. When I first began traveling around the country, I was cautious—probably overly so. I would stick money in … More That time I was robbed.
Before I left for Peru in 2014, I stubbornly declared to my parents, and anyone who asked, that I would go the entire 27 months of Peace Corps service without returning to the States to visit. I wanted to immerse myself in the Peruvian culture, integrate completely into my town, and accrue my 2 vacation … More Seeing Things Differently
I’m breaking up with the J word. Jealousy, in all its forms and abbreviations, somehow has crept into and planted itself into my almost daily vocabulary. I mean really, who can resist a good, “I’m so peanut butter and jelly of XYZ” comment? Okay, maybe that’s just the valley girl in me. But jealousy isn’t a … More Goodbye Green
As I bid adieu to 26, I close out a year of learning and growth, probably the most significant year of my life’s journey thus far. The lessons from the year are numerous, and are nothing I like what I learned in my 17 years of formal education which resulted in several years of perfect … More 26
18 months. 1.5 years. One-and-a-half. That’s how long I’ve been in Peru. How does it feel? Well, to be perfectly honest, normal. So normal, in fact, that I knew the anniversary was December 5th, but I didn’t do anything to acknowledge it. It was just one of those, “Oh cool” passing thoughts. No, it’s not … More Normal
Brittany McGee 