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Sea Turtles and Climate Change in SVG

In the summer of 2011 a group of students from a small village in St. Vincent explored the relationship between global climate change, human activities, and sea turtles in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The project is in conjunction with the Palmer LTER (Long Term Ecological Research) network; as such, it will be shared as a learning opportunity for students in the U.S.
Something New for Health Education Officers

In July of 2007, these Jamaican Ministry of Health Officers were using overhead projectors with transparencies so low in contrast that they were barely legible. New to multi-media projectors and power points, they quickly learned the skills necessary to use this equipment for training. Highly motivated, they formed a Community Based Organization of Ministry of Education Basic School Educators, created Step Up Now and began fund raising to acquire equipment. When I left the area in 2009, SUN h...
It's better to have something to remember than nothing to regret

Before leaving for service, I contemplated the friends' weddings I'd miss, babies I’d meet after they were toddlers, holidays I’d spend away from family and milestones I’d miss out on while living in a foreign land. There were the jobs I couldn’t have. The money I couldn’t save. It was all a little overwhelming. Was the Peace Corps worth all that I’d be giving up? Now I know. Yes. But I didn’t realize why until a fellow EC80er was sent back to the states. She wasn’t ready to go. There...
180 degree turn

From the NBA to the ICC, from sushi to yucky cookup, from driving through 5 lane highways to reckless buses and uphill hikes home, from chilly nights wrapped in blankets to multiple cold showers and fans. But oddly enough, the things I thought I missed the most about home, I missed while I was there. I rubbed my feet back and forth through the soft carpet, blasted MY music in the car while driving, drank endless amounts of milk and OJ, and took long hot showers. But when its out of sig...
St. Lucian Cooking

Working with volunteers in St. Lucia was an eye opening experience to the Peace Corps Caribbean world. One night we spent crabbing and boiling chestnuts over open flames...
Chestnuts in St. Lucia

Working with volunteers in St. Lucia was an eye opening experience to the Peace Corps Caribbean world. One night we spent crabbing and boiling chestnuts over open flames...
Sisters

In November 2009, two sisters from my school and neighborhood share an evening view of the Atlantic Ocean from my backyard in Belle Vue, St. Kitts.
Dream in Progress

On 7 December 2008, Jordan Frazier interviewed Donald Ellis. Mr. Frazier is twenty-something and Mr. Ellis is 90-something. They exchanged information and opinions for nearly 3 hours. Jordan learned a great deal about the history of Ewarton and Donald had an attentive audience. They exchanged information and laughed at their different experiences. So what? Challenged from birth, Jordan was one of those special children suffering from the low expectations of surrounding adults. Until Step Up ...
Miss Thompson and Mrs. Gordon

Sonia Thompson and Mrs. Gordon are associates. They are similar in that they both shoulder tremendous burdens. They lean on one another in times of need. They are central in a successful, unofficial community support system. This is a long term, mutually beneficial friendship; one of many I observed while working in Ewarton.

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