It’s been two hundred eighty-one days now since I began quarantine, and while it’s probably not fair anymore to say I’m actively in quarantine, the pandemic has now consumed 75% of this year and is worse today than it ever was when it began. I’m writing for the first time in a while, having not […]
Tag: thanksgiving

A Barbadian Thanksgiving at Sea
I’m not sure how many people know that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I was standing on deck earlier leaning over the railing and staring at the open sea trying to figure out why that is; I’ve discovered that staring blankly into a few thousand miles of ocean feeds my brooding mind. I went out […]

On Thanksgiving
In one of my English classes this week, I took some time before beginning the lesson to describe Thanksgiving. I talked about the pilgrimage from Europe and the struggle to yield enough food for the winter; I talked about the friendships made with the local natives and how sharing was essentially what kept everyone alive. […]

Happy Thanksgiving!
First things first, I am officially a Peace Corps Volunteer. You might not have known that I wasn’t before now, heh. But, read this for details. Otherwise, I’ll keep this relatively short. Mostly, I just wanted to say that I’m thankful I safely made it to my site in the desert (after ten hours of […]