A New Kind of Normal

AKA things that happen frequently in my life, but people back home would probably think are weird
- Walking up to a group of young men with machetes (or sitting next to someone on a plane who is holding one)
- Going to the beach, picking up a shell, seeing something living inside, and roasting it over a fire to eat it
- “Can you put email on my computer?” means “Hey, my internet’s not working, would you fix it?”
- That shirt you’ve worn so much that it has all kinds of holes in it? Wear it 4 days in a row!

PAD Part 33

Headed back home after seeing my parents off to Vila

A Family Affair

For the past couple of weeks, I had the amazing opportunity to share my life here in Vanuatu with my America family. We managed to keep busy while they were here, and go on many an adventure in their two-ish weeks here.

Welcome to Vanuatu!

PAD Part 32

Look! I’m a captain! I was lucky enough to get a tour of the Pacific Hope, a medical ship that will be coming to Ambae at the end of this month, and of course, had to ham it up in the control room. (I’m sure I’ll write more about the ship, it’s mission, and it’s visit after it passes through)

SMART Sistas (Sistas Mastering Advanced Real Technology) Girls ICT Camp

A long time ago on an island far, far away, a Country Director and a Peace Corps Volunteer came up with an idea: there are so few women in the tech field in so many places...since ICT jobs are still new and the gender divide isn't as pronounced, what if we nip it in the bud here in Vanuatu and start empowering girls now, before there's a huge gender gap?