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Tag Archives: Peace Corps Training
Welcoming New Volunteers to Liberia!
I kicked off June with a week of welcoming a new group of volunteers to Liberia: Peace Corps brought LR-8, the newest cohort of education volunteers! I got the opportunity to to help out with the first week of their … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Liberia, Peace Corps
Tagged Liberia, life in Liberia, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Liberia, Peace Corps Training
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The Season for Plums… and Workshops!
In the last couple of months, in between teaching, celebrating my birthday and enjoying plum (mango) season, I’ve also had the chance to attend a few different trainings that I wanted to share! Workshop #1: Literacy and Phonics … Continue reading
Update from Liberia: Happy Holidays!
It’s been a month and a half since my last post from Liberia so it’s time for an update! Here’s what’s been going on this holiday season… In Liberia, they have Thanksgiving but they celebrate it the first week of … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Liberia, Peace Corps
Tagged Belgium, Brussels, Liberia, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Liberia, Peace Corps Training, teaching, teaching in Liberia, Thanksgiving
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Peace Corps Swearing In Ceremony & First Days at Site
It’s been over a month since I last posted from Liberia! Here’s what’s been going on… Early in the morning on August 18th, we boarded a bus to head into Monrovia to go to our swearing in ceremony, held at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Liberia, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Liberia, Peace Corps Training, Schmahl World, travel
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Model School & Site Announcement
After a few weeks of lessons at the training center about teaching strategies and classroom management, we had our first chance to try them out in the classroom! For 3 weeks, we taught in the Peace Corps Model School, where … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Liberia, Peace Corps
Tagged Liberia, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Liberia, Peace Corps Training, travel
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Site Visit in Cape Mount County
The first few days at the training center felt almost like being at summer camp because we had days full of activities and slept in bunk beds in the dorms. We got our first taste of what life will really … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Liberia, Peace Corps
Tagged Africa, Cape Mount, Cape Mount County, Doe Palace, Kakata, Liberia, Liberian Checkers, Monrovia, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Training
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First Days in Liberia – the Start of PST
After landing in Liberia, our group, LR-7, piled into a couple of buses and headed to the training center in Margibi county. The Peace Corps training center is a compound with dorms, a dining hall, classrooms, a small medical building, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Liberia, Peace Corps
Tagged Africa, Doe Palace, Kakata, Lappa, Liberia, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Training, Volunteer
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