How to be costeño
Andrew Koch is a Community Economic Development (CED) volunteer serving in a pueblo in Magdalena, Colombia. – “In the Peace Corps you will become a human being instead of a […]
How to GLOW
Camp GLOW is a global Peace Corps initiative. GLOW stands for Girls Leading Our World. In Colombia, teenage girls at schools across the coast apply to have the chance to […]
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Yosili Amador is a Practical English for Success (PES) volunteer serving in a pueblo in Atlántico, Colombia. – How do you fall asleep at night when one of your […]
How to Dress Professional, Fashionable, AND Comfortable on the Colombian Coast
Alexandra Tracy Chavarriaga is a Community Economic Development (CED) volunteer serving in a pueblo in La Guajira, Colombia. – There is no doubt that the first piece of important […]
How to Use World Wise Schools In Your Classroom
Michelle DiIeso is a Practical English for Success (PES) volunteer serving in a pueblo in Bólivar, Colombia. – Think about what type of program you want and what resources […]
How To Bring Eco-Tourism to a Site
Sam Shroder is a Practical English for Success (PES) volunteer serving in a pueblo in Bólivar, Colombia. – There had been many ideas about what tourism in my site […]
How Not to Lose a Guy (or Girl) in 27 Months
Natalie Green is a Practical English for Success (PES) volunteer serving in a pueblo in Atlántico, Colombia. – Before joining the Peace Corps I made the very unconventional decision […]
How to Live Forever
Cutter Ulhorn is a Practical English for Success Volunteer serving in a pueblo in La Guajira, Colombia. – Wake up. Pray. Go to school. Greet the portero. Greet the […]
How to Promote Peace with Photography
Carrie Shoultz is a Practical English for Success (PES) volunteer serving in a pueblo in Atlántico, Colombia. Alyssa Galik is a a Practical English for Success (PES) volunteer serving in a […]
Cacao Process
Kyle King is a Community Economic Development (CED) volunteer serving in a pueblo in La Guajira, Colombia. – I’ve had the distinct honor of working with APOMD (Asociación de […]
Clearing the Fog of Negativity
Brianna Thompson is a Practical English for Success (PES) volunteer serving in a pueblo in Atlántico, Colombia. Early on in every Peace Corps Volunteer’s service, they become very aware […]
How I Regained My Lost Confidence
Angelica is a Practical English for Success (PES) volunteer serving in a pueblo in Magdalena, Colombia. – Ask yourself what has changed? What do you think caused yourself to feel […]
Buen Provecho: Vegetable Ramen and Green Juice
Alyssa is a Practical English for Success (PES) volunteer serving in a town in Bólivar, Colombia. – Main course I really, really, really, miss Asian food while I’m in Colombia. […]
Where are they now: RPCVs after PC Colombia
It’s easy to wonder where the heck we can go from Peace Corps, so we asked RPCVs what they are doing now. Constance Ray, CII-4, TEL (English teaching) I […]
VAC Mini-Grant Recipients
The VAC Mini-Grant program is intended to support volunteers’ community initiatives by providing a streamlined source of small cash grants. However modest, PCVs have come to rely on the $50,000 […]
