Teddy Dondanville

One of the more uniquely Peruvian things we learned once we became volunteers was the concept of Hora Peruana (Peruvian Hour). It isn’t necessarily used to say that an hour in...

Perhaps one of my favorite changes I have seen in myself since I started my service is that I seem to have more confidence and higher self-esteem. I think a lot...

Cellphone Dependency I think there is an overall expectation that when you join the Peace Corps you will be completely disconnected. That you will be tossed into a world without cell...

Early Saturday morning, myself and some friends stopped for some breakfast on the way to climbing. I ordered a maca drink and two lomo saltado breakfast sandwiches. Upon finishing my first...

One of the things I have had to comes to terms with is probably not being able to see visible change in the behaviors or lives of some of the students...

I decided to do a bit of reflecting about the things like I like most about Peru. Some of the things I am most grateful for. I don’t think this is...

We are four days into the new school year. This will be my last year working at my beloved school. In fact, I won’t even be able to finish the school...