
Where does the mind go, when the mouth cannot speak? Onward and inward, my personality shrinks.
Category: Poetry Tags: blog, cultura, culture, culture shock, language, language barrier, personal poem, personality, peru, poem, poesía, Poetry, travel blog, traveling
As a PCV, you are constantly being told to lower your expectations. Some might think that this approach is nihilistic or demotivating. However, from my experience it has helped a lot....
Category: Ramblings Tags: blog, blogging, expectations, no expectations, peace corps, peace corps-peru, peru, peru 30, reality, travel, travel blog, traveling
So far the hardest thing about my time in Peru has been sickness. It seems like at times I am getting hit from all sides. When I eat I get sick....
Category: Ramblings Tags: blog, blogging, desafios, fishbowl, peace corps, peace corps-peru, peru, peru 30, sick, sickness, struggles, travel, travel blog, traveling
Let me just say…WOW. From the minute I picked up this book I was impressed and immediately drawn in. The Story of B, written by Daniel Quinn, is compelling, thought provoking, funny...
Category: Ramblings Tags: book review, books, Daniel Quinn, environment, intellect, Ishmael, lunes son para libros, non-fiction, novel, quotes, religion, sociology, The Story of B
The day has finally arrived. The Peru 30 cohort swore in as official volunteers. After some trainees returning home, 20 community health volunteers remain along with 23 youth development volunteers. The...
Category: Ramblings Tags: blog, blogging, ceremony, peace corps, peace corps-peru, peru, peru 30, swearing in, travel, travel blog, traveling
¿Dónde estoy en su pais? ¿Dónde estoy en su cultura? ¿Dónde estoy en mi aprendizaje? ¿Dónde estoy en mi mente? Nada mas importa. Yo estoy aquí.
Category: Poetry Tags: be present, dónde estoy?, mindfulness, peace corps, peace corps-peru, peru, peru 30, poem, poesía, Poetry, presence, transition, travel, traveling
En la valle mis pulmones son llenos con polvo, En la montañas respiro aire fresco. En la valle los autos me dominan, En las montañas camino sin temor. En la valle...
Category: Poetry Tags: ancash, cordillera blanca, cordillera nerga, la valle, montañas, mountains, peace corps, peace corps-peru, peru, peru 30, poem, poesía, Poetry, valley
Mi cultura no es la mejor, te extiendo mi amor. De donde yo soy, no importa el día de hoy. Somos iguales, somos humanos. Sigame y dame tu manos.
Category: Poetry Tags: cultura, culture, multiculturalism, peace corps, peace corps-peru, peru, poem, poesía, Poetry, spanish, travel, travel blog


Teddy Dondanville