My life in boxes


Peace Corps

It’s official, I moved back to my parents house. Temporarily and there are no plans of moving into the basement. None yet. Why would there be? Peace Corps is just over a month away. I thought a majority of the battle would be packing all of my stuff up before hauling it home but now […]

August 16, 2010

A teacher


Peace Corps

It feels like I’m cheating the system. Read over this blog post. Or read this excerpt from it: Summer is a funny time of year for a Peace Corps TEFL volunteer. Classes are over, and with the exception of camps (which we aren’t required to do), there really isn’t a lot of organized work for […]

August 11, 2010

I’ll never go it alone


Peace Corps

I feel like I’m going to be a freshman in college again. The summer after senior year of high school everyone started to get on Facebook. I used it mostly to unsuccessfully track down my future roommate. Other people started groups for the incoming class, for dorms and for individual floors of those dorms. We’d […]

August 10, 2010

Things I have to keep in mind


Peace Corps

I officially accepted my invitation today. I would have done it sooner, but I wanted to read over the required material before accepting. I couldn’t do that because it was delivered to my parents house, so my mom offered to bring it up today. After reading over the Welcome Book, I’ve come to realize a […]

August 5, 2010

The grandiose life meant to stay grandiose


Peace Corps

I was supposed to start a new job yesterday. But I didn’t. Today I went to the doctor for the last bit of medical attention needed before I can gain medical clearance for the Peace Corps. A little over a month ago I submitted my resume for a ‘Front End Web Developer’ position here in […]

July 27, 2010

An optional form


Peace Corps

I make a point to leave my personal life out of this blog. However, this post will bring some of it in, but only because it’s related to the Peace Corps. As you should know, the Peace Corps is a two and a quarter year commitment should you be accepted. I haven’t been accepted yet, […]

May 31, 2010

Grad


Blog, Motorcycles, Peace Corps

First softball game of the season was yesterday. We won. I came home with a decent cut from sliding into second. The girlfriend is home for the summer, and currently on an island with very limited communication. I worked on the Kawasaki this past weekend and it’s made some progress, but I’m still worried about […]

May 17, 2010

Work and leisure


Blog

Once again, I have been slacking in my updates. It’s that time of the semester so I feel like I can get away with it. I had a few more problems with the Kawasaki this past weekend. It currently isn’t ridable. I took the carbs off to clean them and when I put them back […]

April 23, 2010

Mohammed and the naysayer


Peace Corps

I finally met with Mohammed last Thursday. He is my attempt at getting tutoring experience before I leave for the Peace Corps (30hrs are required, though I plan to do much more). Mohammed is from Saudi Arabia. He’s 26 and he is here learning English so he can attend an American graduate program. He majored […]

March 31, 2010

Waiting for Mohammed


Peace Corps

In preparation for the Peace Corps, I was asked to start tutoring ESL students. The guidelines I was given for this were very broad. I need to have 30 hours logged before I am able to leave. That being said, I am sitting in a coffee shop hoping that Mohammed has a chance to show […]

March 20, 2010