I deeply apologize for falling off of the blogosphere! I blame the excitement of the summer. The most important thing that you should
know, dear reader, is that I have officially extended my Peace Corps service
for an additional six months. I will be
staying in Pohnpei until May 2013 – that’s the plan for now, at least!
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| Proud to be a PCV |
I spent the past three months helping out at the Pohnpei
Public Library’s Summer Library Program, participating in training sessions for
the M78’s (who are finally here!!!), and going on vacation.
Here’s a look:
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| Celebrating my host sister’s graduation from
MHS |
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| Goodbye Becca – MHS wishes you the best |
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| Goodbye AP - you definitely inspired me to extend my
service |
My summer was super laid back and just what I needed after a
busy school year.
For the summer library
program, I was responsible for rewarding the kids who read a certain amount of
minutes each week with different prizes and assisting with the overall running
of the activities.
Check out Cori Jo’s
blog on the right if you’re interested in learning more about it!
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| Balloon stomp at the library’s fundraising
carnival |
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| Early Literacy Program |
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| A successful end |
I also lent my expertise (haha) to the M78’s in the areas of
diversity, mental health, social relationships, content based instruction in
math, building good school relations, reporting volunteer work, living in
Pohnpei, creating the ideal experience, and living with host families.
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| M78 Team Pohnpei!!!
You can follow their adventures via the links on the right. |
I destroyed my camera late June (curse you water bottle!) so
I have no photos of the PIBBA conference (Pacific Island Bicultural Bilingual
Association, I believe) but I attended as an MHS teacher and the lone Peace
Corps representative. Later that week
was the annual GLOW camp, which was very chill this time around but still very
educational and FUN!
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| Pohnlangas GLOW girls |
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| Truly empowering |
