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WanderingTheWorld.com: I'm leaving soon for Peace Corps Thailand
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Excited to serve in Peace Corps Thailand in 2014-2016. December 28, 2013. I'm leaving soon for Peace Corps Thailand. Sa-wat-dee, khrap" which means "Hello" in the language of Thailand, my home hopefully for the next 27 months where I will be a Peace Corps volunteer. I thought I would start off my blogging journey with this short post about where I am going, what I'll be doing, and who I will be working with. During PST, each of us will live with a host family, begin intensive Thai language instruction, a...
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WanderingTheWorld.com: 10/12/07 London UK
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Excited to serve in Peace Corps Thailand in 2014-2016. October 12, 2007. Well, at Plum Village, I've been a little isolated from world events. On the Underground in London I saw a newspaper talking about Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize. What great news both for us and the planet. Maybe this will help people see the inter-connection between how we treat the planet and how we treat each other. And see his movie. Throw us off the train? Paddy had been here many years ago and had wanted to go see the Natural His...
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WanderingTheWorld.com: Classroom makeover
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Excited to serve in Peace Corps Thailand in 2014-2016. September 10, 2010. Otgonbayar prepping the walls and ceiling. Handmade painter hat out of a newspaper. A very 'yellow' classroom with 'baby blue' window trim. The contents of this website are mine alone and do not reflect any position of the U.S. Government or the Peace Corps. 4th Year Teaching in Mongolia. 3rd Year Teaching in Mongolia. 2nd Year Teaching in Mongolia. Teaching English in Mongolia. Biking Across Canada with Mike. Once Upon a Thai.
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WanderingTheWorld.com: 6/30/07 Lavaur France
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Excited to serve in Peace Corps Thailand in 2014-2016. June 25, 2007. Which is based in Portland, Oregon in the USA. Nalanda Monastery's new building project video. Today was market day, so one of the women volunteers, Tess, took me to town in Lavaur. It was a huge market selling all sorts of wonderful things. I especially liked all the smells coming out of the food stalls. Tess is one of the people I will be working with while I am here. 4th Year Teaching in Mongolia. 3rd Year Teaching in Mongolia.
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WanderingTheWorld.com: 8/10/02 Hacinas Spain
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Excited to serve in Peace Corps Thailand in 2014-2016. August 10, 2002. Welcome to Salas de los Infantes. I'm not sure how this will read because I've been up for about 34 hours if don't count the catnap I had on the plane. Ricardo was excited when the second movie started: K9 with Jim Balushi. After it finished, we both tried to get some sleep. Kind of different because of the cramped quarters. Not an hour went by when they turned up the lights to serve breakfast. Some community gathering was going on a...
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WanderingTheWorld.com: 9/2/05 Tetouan Morocco
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Excited to serve in Peace Corps Thailand in 2014-2016. September 2, 2005. Heading to the Casbah. Our Moroccan guide, Abdula, gave us a lot of info about his country and our trip. He said everyone told him he looks like Michael Douglas. So he'd answer to either Abdula or Michael. Driving through Morocco reminded me more of Kenya but the buildings are still very Spanish-looking. Lots of people walking and little vegetation. But the coast road was busy. 4th Year Teaching in Mongolia. Study Spanish in Spain.
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WanderingTheWorld.com: Pictures
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Excited to serve in Peace Corps Thailand in 2014-2016. 2001 Show Me America. 2002 - Study Spanish in Spain. 2002 Camino de Santiago (Spain). 2004 Lewis, Clark and Jim. 2005 - Studying Spanish in Malaga. 2006 - Biking the South Island of New Zealand. 2007 - Camino de Santiago (Spain). 2007 - France (Nalanda Monastery and Plum Village). 2008 - Biking Across Canada. 2008 - Teaching English in Mongolia. 2009 - 2nd year in Mongolia. 2010 - 3rd year in Mongolia. 2011 - 4th year in Mongolia. Once Upon a Thai.
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WanderingTheWorld.com: Settling in...
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Excited to serve in Peace Corps Thailand in 2014-2016. December 8, 2011. The school outside my window. Today's temperature: -31F. Ah, Mongolia. My second home. [smile]. Well, I've been here a week and settling in. Almost like I never left. Everyone is still here, so I don't have to get used to anyone new. It's like coming back into the family. I've started running again and doing my bodyweight exercises. It might take me a bit to figure out my running layers for the temps here in Mongolia. Using ...My cl...
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WanderingTheWorld.com: Peace Corps Timeline
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Excited to serve in Peace Corps Thailand in 2014-2016. Even though every applicant's timeline is different and varies widely, for those interested, here's mine:. Jan 23, 2013. I started the application sometime in December. This is actually the third time I've started the application in the last 30 years but I never sent it in before. Feb 6, 2013. Feb 17, 2013. Feb 19, 2013. Mailed in legal paperwork. Feb 26, 2013. June 15, 2013. June 19, 2013. July 10, 2013. Are you open to being considered for English ...
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