peace corps volunteers – Brittany McGee

Volunteer Life: Integration (Video)

May 11, 2016

Volunteers from Olmos, Lambayeque, Peru discuss integration into their host site.

Just keep running

May 24, 2015

“In through the nose, out through the mouth. In through the nose, out through the mouth,” I repeated in my head. I was at kilometer 14, the course was at a slight incline and I was struggling to keep my breathing steady. I was running much faster than I had anticipated, a side effect of … More Just keep running

My Especially Thankful Season

November 29, 2014

I found myself at a loss of words trying to explain to my host family Thursday morning what Thanksgiving is. The best I could get out with my Spanish was that: Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks for everything, and no not just to God. It’s not a religious holiday and it probably is … More My Especially Thankful Season

Sunday with Cesar

September 21, 2014

Last Sunday, I was introduced to Cesar. Cesar, an elderly, single man with grown daughters in the States (Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico – okay, the States and US territories to be exact), has been a friend of the Olmos area Peace Corps volunteers for quite some time. A Peru 18 MAC (environment) volunteer met him … More Sunday with Cesar