Right now I feel frustrated because I can’t be understood when I speak Spanish. I feel totally useless, like a canoe that won’t float or an opera singer who can’t sing. I really do suck nuts. This morning, I got up at five. I lit a candle as there was no electricity. I removed my…
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culture shock
Note to readers: This is a review of my personal journal from my time as a Peace Corps Volunteer more than a decade ago. I have done my best not to edit or censor what I wrote then. Time moves on, I learn things, and I no longer feel the same. Part of the joy of…
