Returned PCV Hey Alyssa,
You dont know me but I was in the Peace Corps in West Africa from 2000-2002. Im currently studying spanish in Xela and have a blog on travelblog too. I was hoping to connect with some Peace Corps peeps while I´m here. Are there any in the Xela area? I enjoyed your story of picking the corn and turning it into cornmeal, it reminds me of how my village in Cote d'Ivore (West Africa) processed rice. Any whoo. Have fun, Peace Corps is awesome I loved my time with it. Email me if you know of any PCVs in the Xela area
kudos You are making us feel so good about the work and lifestyle you are making for those there and yourself. You are a wonderful presence and we believe you are truly making a difference. Enjoy it all as the days add up and will be over before you know it. Looking forward to sharing some time with you next year....Mom and Dad
Puttin' along You aren't puttin'....you are cruisin'! So many goals and actually obtaining them. Congrats to you and your community for taking on the projects with such vigor. You are becoming such a teacher! Our love is with you always....
Congratulations! You seem very prepared and ready for what you have been waiting to do. You will be wonderful with all the skills you have, and will continue to learn, while working with people. You are soon to be an official PCV, moving up from PVT ! Love the pics you added! And love you much! M and D
What's going on in AZ I am so glad to hear you are learning so much about cultures and a life of service. To catch you up here, The US is out of the World Cup, The oil spill still sucks, but has not reached Florida. The US federal government is suing the state of AZ today for the 1070 bill on illegal immigration. It's pretty crazy..a lot of families are leaving back to Mexico and being split up but there has been less drug cartels smuggling and murders. On the small scale, Ryan and I are flying up to OR to see the Matthews and go to the family reunion. Tara is about 26 weeks along, so if she delivered early , the baby could technically survive in the NICU. I haven't heard from Shelli yet, but it seems that she is already pretty busy and getting things going in Aussie land. Ryan and I have started to go to Cornerstone Church, they have a rock band, stadium seating and cupholders! LOL We go a special group called "The First 5 Years" for couples married for up to 5 years. We've met some friends and are hoping to cultivate some more relationships. :) I am also going to a special women's bible study -we eat fun things like fondue!- as well as part of the women's network like "working women" and the scrapbooking group! Yay! So that's about it. Love you! :)
Evangelical, Their a lot different than Catholics, This is wonderful. Your going to teach these people to live clean healthy lives. Especially new Mommies with their children. Protect the new born before they get sick. The babies are the future, train your children up well. The language is a lot different? Any cross words of Spanish? I know the Philippine have cross words, Tagalog and Spanish. The diseases you help with, is it preventive or do the people already have the HIV etc? I know HCV can lead to arthritis like myself I have rheumatoid arthritis, very painful and swelling. Tofu and red, yellow peppers, helps with inflammation, rosemary too. Hands on help what your doing is so awesome, you will be so blessed helping others to live a healthier life, the thanks is seeing it happen before your eyes. God bless you Alyssa. You will always be in my prayers. Love Aunt Janet
Moving on Happy 4th to you and your new friends. Congratulations on your assignment--we are so glad you are excited about it--we know you will contribute so much, and you will gain so much. Love you! Mom
YAY YAY I love what you are doing. It seems like every day is an adventure--you could write a book! I want to come visit and see the world you are living in. Have you found out about where you will be staying yet? Love you!
La Jina
Alyssa,
What a fabulous life experience, I'm sure your host family and the five girls you are with daily appreciate you. You are amazing.
Take care, Linda
Wow I am so in aw. Wow Alyssa, you are so inspiring, I have no words. I'm very proud of you. This is very awesome, you have a heart bigger than Texas. Keep up the good work, your help for the people. I love all your ideas to teach health and cleanliness. It sounds like your doing more than a great job to help people with their quality of life. Love you very much. Aunt Janet :)
thanks for sending me your blog link! i've just spent the weekend hanging out in Denver and Golden. it's rained all weekend and there's clouds hanging around the tops of the mountains. if I showed you pictures you might think it's Guatemala! hope you get your first pick for location :-)
Serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the highlands of Guatemala working on community development and preventative health education from 2010-2012.
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Hey I'm just snooping around your blog site :) muy interesante, me gusta. Y, como cuando era joven .... Brooke waz 'ere 2010 xx