Other PCV Blogs

Please enjoy these other blogs and vlogs from my friends all over Senegal!

Amber – Community Economic Development (CED) Volunteer - Western Region of Fatick – ‘19 to ‘21
https://sizzlinsenegal.blogspot.com

Claire – Health Volunteer – Southern Region of Kolda – ‘19 to ‘21:
https://hotmangoes.home.blog

Haley – Health Volunteer –Northern Region of Matam – ’18 to ‘20:
https://thoughtsjotsandgoatcartoonslifeinbokidiawe.wordpress.com

Michele - Health Volunteer - Central Region of Kaffrine – ‘19 to ‘21:
https://michelesofar.com/

Nick – Health Volunteer –Central Region of Kaolack – ’18 to ‘20
https://bynickroll.wordpress.com

Offie – Community Economic Development (CED) Volunteer - Central Region of Kaolack - '19 to '21
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGxfOesAkZXgExUwuhRioMA

Sam – Health Volunteer – Northern Region of Louga – ‘19 to ‘21
https://hophopribbit.wixsite.com/cookinupanadventure

Ty - Community Economic Development (CED) Volunteer – Southern Region of Kolda – ‘18 to ‘20:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQOD8ewqRlEqHiTBpjXTP5A/featured

Udodi - CED Volunteer – Western Region of Diourbel – ’19 to ‘21
https://chinyeloves.com
@chinyeloves

Yaa - Health Volunteer - Central Region of Kaolack - '19 to '21
https://casualpcv.home.blog

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Evacuation

I've been trying to collect my thoughts and explain to family friends how crazy these last several weeks have been. Losing a job, leaving a family, entering reverse culture shock, all within an unprecedented and unexpected timeline. Fortunate for me, my friend and fellow volunteer explained it more eloquently than I could, complete with time stamps and email correspondence with staff. See link below (thank you, Claire). https://hotmangoes.home.blog/2020/03/26/what-in-the-world/?blogsub=confirming#subscribe-blog The big difference between her experience and mine is I was in site a during the last few correspondences. I was battling internally with the decision to take an interrupted service while faking a smile on the outside. Then packing my bags and all my belonging but keeping my shutters closed so none of the kids would yet know I'm leaving for an unknown amount of time. The phrase "dead man walking" kept running through my head as I floated through town with t...

Pre-Service Training

Pre-Service Training (24 Feb. - 3 May 2019) Staging: After months of questions, paperwork, doctors appointments, packing, and definitely stressing, about seventy of us conglomerated at a hotel outside of Philly for what Peace Corps calls staging. In a nutshell, returned volunteers now working for Peace Corps gave us a full days worth of information on what to expect, what to know, and a healthy reminder that this is the best opportunity to turn back if you have any doubts. One did. Conversations were very heavy at times. Other times, it was very exciting to meet 67 or so like-minded people. We all came from different backgrounds, some with the years of experience in health or business, some willing to travel anywhere and unperturbed by foreign challenges, some with exceptional language skill – you name it – but all with the common goal of helping others. To this day, I think the ability to bring in so many diverse and talented people is one of the greatest quali...

IST through the first 6 months in Senegal

IST through the first 6 months in Senegal (July – September. Roughly.) Intermediate Service training (IST) IST was an intense two week training back in Thies with all the new health and business volunteers once again under the same (metaphorical) roof. Side note, IST is the French abbreviation for a sexually transmitted disease and caused a comical amount of confusion for the French speakers at the health post. It was similar to PST in the sense that we had class all day and lost sleep all night trying to catch up, be social, and revel in the ability to speak English. Where it differed was in the content in the training. While PST spent a lot of time discussing what to expect in Senegal and how to speak the local language, IST dove into future projects, how to write grants, and the resources available to succeed in these projects. The last few days, we all had our counterparts from our respective sites come and partake in the training with us. A counterpart is s...

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