Today I received a fun letter in the mail from my Aunt Sarah (my dad’s sister). Enclosed she sent me two photographs of family members holding up signs wishing me well. The first read “Got Milk?” and pictured Aunt Susie & Tommy, Cousin Deavon, and Nana (my dad’s mom). The second sign read “Hi Jason, …
Monthly Archives: July 2002
Station Street in Kitty
This week I moved back to Station Street in the Kitty area of Georgetown. Since we are conducting our site visits right now, I thought it would easier for me to avoid the one-hour commute via mini-busses from Grove and set up temporary housing back in the city. I would have moved back in with …
200 black and white photos
Last night I managed to sync my Palm Pilot to a host family’s computer and was able to upload about 200 black and white photos that I have taken during my first eight weeks of training. They are all rather small and were taken with a low resolution, but at least they give you an …
Peace Corps’ efforts to safeguard volunteers are not consistent
Here is an interesting article about Peace Corps safety. It was published by Peace Corps Online, which is distributed monthly via email. The GAO issued its long awaited report on Peace Corps Safety and Security on July 25. The report said that assaults against Peace Corps volunteers around the world have doubled in the past …
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Introducing Dr. Patrick Williams of the World Wildlife Fund
Today I met my counterpart at the World Wildlife Fund, Dr. Patrick Williams. Patrick is the Program Officer for the Guyana branch and is one of two employees, the other being his assistant. It wasn’t until about 11:30 today that Patrick was able to find the time to meet with me. He came by the …
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