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What to Expect When Nothing is Expected
Throughout my time in Peru, I wrote occasional columns for The Fond du Lac Reporter, my hometown newspaper. The following piece originally appeared in the October 25, 2013 issue of the Reporter and can be found at http://www.fdlreporter.com/article/20131025/FON06/310250122/Guest-commentary-What-expect-when-nothing-expected My thanks to Gary … Continue reading
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Tagged Cusco, English, Fond du Lac, high school, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, parish, pericarditis, Peru, religion, simplicity, South America, uncertainty, United States
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Dear Friends/Queridos Amigos
Dear friends, I am a little bemused to find myself writing this message from the house where I grew up in Fond du Lac, Wis. I did not think I would be here before December or January, nor did I … Continue reading
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Tagged Andahuaylillas, Cusco, doctor, Fe Y Alegria, JVC, Lima, nurse, pericarditis, Peru
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The Canadian Tuxedo
It is truly a rare person that can pull of the Canadian Tuxedo. Defined by Noah Webster as “wearing denim top to bottom,” the Canadian Tuxedo usually recalls family photos from the 1990s or pop stars who have completely given … Continue reading
Hometown Heroes
Glimpses of my previous, stateside life pop up in the strangest times and places. A couple fun examples…
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Tagged Andahuaylillas, Cusco, Green Bay Packers, JVC, Oshkosh, Peru, Wisconsin
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Animaciòn
A new year is on the horizon for Fe y Alegría 44, the high school where I work. Though students will not arrive for classes until March 4, we teachers gathered yesterday to begin preparing for the year ahead. At … Continue reading
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Tagged Andahuaylillas, Andes, Cusco, Fe Y Alegria, Jock Jams, Peru
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You’ve Got Mail
Andy Rooney is dead. Super dead. And that leaves the rest of us with a lot of slack to pick up in the grumpy, complain-about-stuff-that-doesn’t-really-matter department. Not one to shirk my responsibilities, I am ready to step up and be … Continue reading
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Tagged 60 Minutes, All Dogs Go To Heaven, Andahuaylillas, Andy Rooney, Bruce Springsteen, Central America, Cusco, Fair Trade, Good Housekeeping, Jesuit, mail, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Peru, postal service, Rolling Stone, South America, USPS, Wisconsin, You've Got Mail
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Strikes and Gutters, Ups and Downs
Over the next two years, I will be writing occasional columns for The Fond du Lac Reporter, my hometown newspaper. The following is the third such piece, which can also be found by clicking this link: http://www.fdlreporter.com/article/20120611/FON0603/206110335/Commentary-All-our-decisions-impact-others?odyssey=nav|head The first two can … Continue reading
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Tagged Andahuaylillas, Cusco, Day of the Worker, Fe Y Alegria, indifference, JVC, Peru, politics, school, St. Ignatius, strike, teachers, U.S.
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Family Matters
One of the most anticipated challenges in moving to Peru was spending two years away from my family. I knew it would be tough not seeing my friends, but the fact that I would be living with other volunteers and … Continue reading
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Tagged Andahuaylillas, Cusco, Family, JVC, Language, Peru, Spanish
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The First Days Are The Hardest Days
So sang The Grateful Dead, and in some ways, methinks Jerry Garcia and Co. were onto something. For while I’ve thankfully been deprived of many of the potential punches that can be thrown an international volunteer’s way, adjusting to a … Continue reading
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Tagged Andahuaylillas, Cusco, generosity, guitar, Jerry Garcia, JVC, Peru, traveling
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