The following is a collection of personal stories, first hand accounts, experiences and photographs from my Peace Corps service in Panama . From 2009 to 2011, I served as a Community Economic Development consultant while living and working in a community located in north-west Panama. Now, I am the Regional Leader of the province of Chiriqui and will be serving in Panama for an additional year, through November 2012.
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"Life in the Peace Corps will not be easy. There will be no salary and allowances will be at a level sufficient only to maintain health and meet basic needs. Men and women will be expected to work and live alongside the nationals of the country in which they are stationed—doing the same work, eating the same food, talking the same language.
But if the life will not be easy, it will be rich and satisfying. For every young American who participates in the Peace Corps—who works in a foreign land—will know that he or she is sharing in the great common task of bringing to man that decent way of life which is the foundation of freedom and a condition of peace."
John F. Kennedy, 1961
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Virtual Tour of my Hut
Welcome. As we enter the hut on the front porch and take a look around you can see my hammock and view off the sides. Lets take a look inside.
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Walking inside you can see my little work space, complete with table, bookshelves and a bench. That's where serious business gets done. Careers are made and fortunes won and lost. On the wall next to the door is my coat hangers and pictures of mom and dad, emily and elise. and my sweet hat. and backpack.
Next, we move into the kitchen. My food is all stacked up on the shelves and counter. You can't see, but Dan and I installed a pipe just outside the window for running water. This is a real bonus, because I no longer have to walk to the stream and fill a 5 gallon tank to wash the dishes/brush teeth/have a pool party.
On the wall opposite is a map of the western side of the country and a calendar. Look closely and you can see the lighting system. Energy costs run low out here, because the main sources are candles. These however enhance the romance, which is sad because usually its me sitting there with a bowl of rice, typico blasting on the radio and the cat.
Which is in good form here at the end, letting me know its time to eat.
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And last, the loft. This is where I sleep, under the mosquito net. As you can see, there is plenty of room to stand up. All my clothes are in the bags and the other side is open to below. Keeps things airy. I get up and down through the little trap door in the corner.
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