Volunteer Life
Finding Ryan
On Friday, May 25, 2007, I received a cell-phone call from Liliana Castillo, a wonderful person and an administrative assistant in the Peace Corps Office in Santo Domingo. We were in the process of running the EAP Drill (Emergency Action Plan Drill), a relatively controlled panic that PCDR implements each spring a bit before the onset of hurricane season.
Can't Believe
Dominicans (most) can't believe that volunteers (not all) would:
Two Hour Lunch
I so enjoyed lunch today that I just had to write about it. As is typical on Monday now that school has started, I left with Adonis on his motorcycle after the morning session ended. We went to Moca where his mom already had lunch fixed for us.
Presidential Elections in the D.R.
(as explained/written by a Dominican friend & now translated)
Top of the World
Yesterday Alan and I were higher than anyone else in the entire Caribbean, the first of our Peace Corps volunteer team to climb Pico Duarte, the highest mountain in the Caribbean. We both agree that it was the most physically challenging activity that we have attempted or completed in our lives.
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I have become more assertive and confident.Alexis LoerkeFormer volunteer in the Dominican Republic 2005-2007.