A PCV in Colombia uses emoji’s to promote financial literacy awareness

As a PCV one thing I’ve realized is that showing up and being active in the community is 50% of the job. Peace Corps Colombia recently transitioned its posts from urban sites to rural municipalities in 2015. The region I am posted in is an isolated stretch of mountains along the Caribbean Colombian Coast with… Read More A PCV in Colombia uses emoji’s to promote financial literacy awareness

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An intimate look into business consulting for Colombia’s displaced citizen population.

Being a Community Economic Development Volunteer is an abstract positions with a range of services varying on a case-to-case basis for the American men and women serving in the Peace Corps, currently in over 60 countries. My primary duty is to promote financial literacy, entrepreneurship and savings culture in San Jacinto, Colombia. This region was… Read More An intimate look into business consulting for Colombia’s displaced citizen population.

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What its like to be: gay in my Peace Corps Host Country Colombia

I want to start this blog post off by saying that there is absolutely nothing wrong with being gay. I’m going to put my money where my mouth is and use my privilege in society; as a female who identifies as being straight, to talk about how us “normals” are annoying and/or suppressing equal rights. A.K.A. Basic… Read More What its like to be: gay in my Peace Corps Host Country Colombia

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