I am back at site! Monday was quite a long day. My first time getting from Cotonou all the way back home. I made some mistakes. For...

I fell on the ground!!!! On one of my daily bike rides, I was close to my school and going downhill. I was thinking about visiting...

“Going to Walden” It isn’t very far as highways lie I might be back by nightfall, having seen The rough pines, and the stones, and the...

Almost every day after work, I tromp up the uneven dirt incline back to the goudron, the paved road, and take a right. I cross the...

I collapse into my seat with a huff. The three hour block with 6eme students is finished. I look over at my teaching partner, Ghislaine,...

I loved my site so much that it was difficult to return to the training center. The people I met were beyond supportive of me, expressing...

Connais-tu mon beau village, Qui se mire au clair ruisseau ? Encadré dans le feuillage, On dirait un nid d’oiseau. Ma maison, parmi...

It isn’t all in French! Just this first part :) “A Letter of Gratitude and Advice for Myself” Une Lettre de Gratitude et Conseils pour...

“You don’t speak English,” my host brother said to me with a tilt of his head and a laugh in his voice. “What?” I shot back. “Yes, I do!”...

I wake up naturally at 5:45 A.M. now. I never thought I’d be able to say that. My dad always hoped I’d be able to say that back in high...

I thought I came into this experience humbly. I knew that I would have much to learn. I knew I was overconfident in my French and would...

“When it’s over, I don’t want to wonder if I have made of my life something particular, and real. I don’t want to find myself sighing and...

I looked for the etymology to back up my thoughts, but I must not be looking in the right places. I’ve been thinking about a new french...

I leave Tulsa at 7:02 a.m. on Sunday, June 2nd. I'll make my way to Washington D.C. where I'll spend June 3rd doing initial orientation...

It’s impossible to fully capture the joy and gratitude I felt last night, but I’ll try. It was an amazing day that started with a very...