#thirdgoal

[pinkguacamole]

One of the greatest sources of income in Tsarasambo is the exportation of bananas. Men and women from all over the commune spend their days hiking into the hills to harvest bananas. Then they canoe what they’ve collected down the river to the market, where they fill up the ever eye-catching Banana Cars. I don’t really know where the bananas will go next and neither do most of the people who grow them. 🍌🍌🍌

[schmanguss]

#union #goal #thirdgoal #mls #soccer #philadephia #philly (at Talen Energy Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwfMy12jnlR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=h14v2xg6hy27

[ryanlemp]

Suzanne and Lynn Davis. 

While I worked at the Green Hills Grille, this couple would come in from time to time and we would always strike up a good conversation as I walked them back to their table. They’re the nicest folks, who love good food, opera, and are basically professional gardeners. Though i’m nearly 10,000 miles away in Timor, while they are in Franklin, TN, we’ve kept up with each others lives through email, and i’m so grateful for how interested they are in the things that i’m doing. It’s funny how chance encounters can lead to great friendships, and I feel lucky to have a support system from all over the globe. 

[cedarspringwolf]

Namibia broke me off pretty good this time. I got knocked out for a couple days with food poisoning and then I had to make an emergency trip to the hospital this morning for my sciatica nerve pain. But, you know what, meeting all my friends was worth it. #globalcitizen #friendsforlife #culture #peacecorps #thirdgoal #travel #namibia (at Windhoek, Namibia)

[mzambitious]

Good times and a successful torch passing at the annual Atlanta Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers’ Holiday Potluck today. I was officially voted in as the 2018 President of AARPCV, so please address me accordingly: Madam President. 😂🤣🙌🏾 Congrats to the other Executive Board Members and thanks to the outgoing E-Board. 2017 was a hit... wish us luck in 2018! #OgunjobiAdministration Y’all ready for this? 😂🙌🏾 #PeaceCorpsLife #ThirdGoal (at Eventide Brewing)

[cedarspringwolf]

Ponty and I share stories at an AmeriCorps conference where he had the chance to speak to over 300 service minded Volunteers with a panel of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. @americorps @americorpsnccc @peacecorps @gopeacecorps @iae_dev #peacecorps #gopeacecorps #americorps #americorpsnccc #peacecorpssecondgoal #peacecorpsthirdgoal #thirdgoal #rpcv #development #internationaldevelopment #namibia #usa #culture #bff (at History Colorado)

[moldoovis]

Hello world,

I haven’t blogged in awhile but I promise things have been happening. I was talking recently with some volunteers and staff about Peace Corps “Third Goal” and some of the challenges of being a successful third goal volunteer. The Peace Corps Third Goal states: “To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.”  What I’ve realized is that as my life here in Moldova has become more normal, it’s become more difficult to see as anything but that. I’m not a writer. My blog started as a way to keep my friends and family at home up to date, and as a cathartic release of information on my experiences. But, perhaps because I’m not a writer, I’ve ceased to see much as exceptional enough to write about.  Oh, and I’ve been pretty busy. While I haven’t been blogging, I have written down a few topics I would like to blog about. Hopefully I get to them soon. 

1. GLOW TOBE

2. Spring in Moldova/Martisor

3. Delivering a baby cow

4. My trip to Georgia

Soon, I promise!

[tamizastreats]

I'm a little late celebrating Peace Corps Week, but here's a shot of me learning how to bake traditional bread (khubz/aghrom) in Morocco at my neighbor's house - this family included me in Ramadan and all festivities with their warm hospitality. #pcw2017 @peacecorps #bread #thirdgoal #pcmorocco @pcthirdgoal