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my journey as a peace corps volunteer in the pacific island nation of vanuatu. vanuatu has a big problem with waste. the waste keeps piling up while space to put the waste is dwindling. for instance, things like plastic are typically burned (leading to pollution and health hazards), buried, or thrown haphazardly into the ocean or bush. things like tin, which can't be burned, are buried or, again, thrown … continue reading an island full of plastic in a world full of trash who needs real toys anyways?! if you're a kid in vanuatu, you have to get creative when it comes to play time. kids here don't have the fancy-smancy toys most of us have gotten accustomed to seeing in the states. so, what's a kid to do when he can't get his hands on the my best friend, aj, came to visit me on emae in october. while walking along a white sand beach, we kept coming across women and children littered along the shore, digging in the sand. we finally stopped and asked what they were digging for. she called us over and showed us a bucketful of reddish-brown, … continue reading “balolo worms – vanuatu’s caviar” my counterpart, dorah, and i often work in the village aid post. some of our work includes doing simple health checkups, like bmi and blood pressure testing. here, dorah is testing her mama, leitari, for high blood pressure, which is a common ncd in vanuatu. on the wall behind, you'll notice posters for malaria medicine, … continue reading foto friday: “do i have high blood?” i'd like to take this time to wish my family, friends, fellow pcvs, host country nationals, and my loyal readers a very merry christmas! this is my second christmas in vanuatu, and honestly, it hasn't phased me. truth be told, it simply doesn't feel like christmas or the holidays, and i keep forgetting that everyone … continue reading christmas in vanuatu. it’s the little things… 10 things i’ve grown to love as a peace corps volunteer. being a peace corps volunteer is a life changing experience in so many ways. i feel i've grown, ma*ured, re-evaluated, and become a better