annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com
August | 2015 | Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania
https://annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com/2015/08
Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania. Monthly Archives: August 2015. Thethi, a Thing of Beauty. August 12, 2015. 8220;To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.” Aldous Huxley. I’m coming back from a blogging hiatus to document a recent trip I took. I have been lucky to have had tons of visitors over the last two months from all walks of life who have flocked to my southern coastal tourist town just to see me! Despite the bruises and blisters, this was perhaps my favorite...
annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com
Photo Gallery | Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania
https://annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com/photo-gallery
Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania. Host sister, mother, me, and my host father out for a xhiro by the river. Most of the TEFL crew. My training site-mates (sans Sho and Lucy) and our language teachers. Erich, Ambassador Avizu, me. My language wonderful language teacher, Elvana. Me and the boss man. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. My Pea...
annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com
March | 2015 | Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania
https://annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com/2015/03
Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania. Monthly Archives: March 2015. March 26, 2015. 8220;We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.”. Mother Teresa (who called Albania home). 12 Things I’ve Learned from Living in Albania for 12 Months. March 19, 2015. A year ago today, I landed in Tirana with my fellow group 17ers. My expect...
annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com
February | 2015 | Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania
https://annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com/2015/02
Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania. Monthly Archives: February 2015. A Letter to the New Trainees. February 26, 2015. Dear New Ones, First of all, I still feel like a newbie, and it’s hard for me to believe that your group is looking to mine for advice. I promise you we don’t have all the answers because we’re still … Continue reading →. A Rainy Day Post. February 1, 2015. But what do people talk about when they have nothing extraordinary to say? To what can I try next time? Reveries of a Peace Co...
annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com
April | 2015 | Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania
https://annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com/2015/04
Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania. Monthly Archives: April 2015. Because it’s Poetry Month and Because Spring is GREAT. April 20, 2015. An amateur poem by yours truly: Saranda in Springtime Blue skies clear your eyes after a long sleepy winter. You take microsips of black espresso and watch the sea slosh in its huge concrete cauldron, shimmering every shade of blue. … Continue reading →. He was a bold man that first ate an oyster." Jonathan Swift. Reveries of a Peace Corps Volunteer. À côté de moi.
somepcvblog.wordpress.com
That Thing I Haven’t Talked About | somepcvblog
https://somepcvblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/that-thing-i-havent-talked-about
Another blog about an American abroad. IN ALBANIA. That Thing I Haven’t Talked About. September 29, 2014. It’s time to talk about That Thing I’ve been avoiding. If you’re looking for a story of how I turned lemons into lemonade, you won’t find it here. This is more of a story of how I turned lemons into feeling really sad all the time. My mom was my inspiration for joining the Peace Corps. Fact. 1 I set baby step goals (and celebrate achieving them). 2 I try to be kind to myself (and get off Facebook).
annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com
A Peace Corps Playlist | Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania
https://annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com/2014/09/04/a-peace-corps-playlist
Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania. Summer Camp: The Selfie Olympics for Albanians. You Can’t Buy Motivation at The Sharpie Store →. A Peace Corps Playlist. September 4, 2014. 1 Different Drum- Linda Ronstadt. I’ve always loved this song. It pretty accurately captures the spirit of why I started this crazy journey in the first place. 2 You can Call Me Al- Paul Simon. 3 This Must be the Place- The Talking Heads. 4 Catch the Wind- Donovan. 5 Into the Mystic- Van Morrison. 6 Breakdown- Jack Johnson.
annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com
Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania | Page 2
https://annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com/page/2
Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania. Newer posts →. The Art of Living Alone: My Pantsless Journey Toward Self-Discovery and Acceptance. August 5, 2014. So now, it may not seem like much, but I’m journaling, reading books, exploring career options and goal setting, watching documentaries, reading. Working hard or hardly working? It’s a fine line. July 25, 2014. 20 Minutes of Homelessness in Albania: A Tale of Woe. July 8, 2014. As we were meeting the next day, it became clear that my tears had not c...
annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com
Because it’s Poetry Month and Because Spring is GREAT. | Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania
https://annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com/2015/04/20/because-its-poetry-month-and-because-spring-is-great
Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania. Thethi, a Thing of Beauty →. Because it’s Poetry Month and Because Spring is GREAT. April 20, 2015. An amateur poem by yours truly:. Blue skies clear your eyes. After a long sleepy winter. You take microsips of black espresso. And watch the sea slosh. In its huge concrete cauldron,. Shimmering every shade of blue. You see fields through bus windows. With new blankets of flowers,. Reflect a golden glow on mountains. That sweat snow off their foreheads. You are co...
annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com
12 Things I’ve Learned from Living in Albania for 12 Months | Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania
https://annsleighinalbania.wordpress.com/2015/03/19/12-things-ive-learned-from-living-in-albania-for-12-months
Peacing it Together: 27 Months in Albania. A Letter to the New Trainees. An Ugly Truth →. 12 Things I’ve Learned from Living in Albania for 12 Months. March 19, 2015. Here are 12 things I’ve learned from living in Albania for 12 months:. My concept of friendship has changed. Some members of my PCV family. Me and my best Albanian friend, Linda. She’s been there for me since day one. Apparently, I can adapt. Living doesn’t have to cost a fortune. I am an American, for better or worse. For every person that...
