Category Archives: Travel

The Ride to Telluride

Posted on December 12, 2012 by jmw556

Shortly after Thanksgiving I packed up my truck and made the four day drive to Telluride to start my winter job as a lift operator. I could have done the drive in three days, but I had no reason to … Continue reading →

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Moving On

Posted on November 28, 2012 by jmw556

175 Posts and almost 4 years later, I’ve run out of free storage space on my blog hosted by Blogger. Everyone knows the best part about a blog is the pictures and I can’t post any more unless I upgrade … Continue reading →

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Colorado Camper

Posted on November 9, 2012 by jmw556

Blank Slate: 2012 Chevy Colorado, full size bed When I way lying on the floor of my hut in Senegal and counting straws in my grass roof during the hottest part of the day, I used to daydream about ways … Continue reading →

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Santa Cruz

Posted on November 6, 2012 by jmw556

A few pictures from my visit with Goza in Santa Cruz. I stopped by at the end of my road trip down from Alaska and spent a week enjoying the California sunshine before I flew back home. I had my … Continue reading →

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Chilkat Glacier Helicopter

Posted on October 4, 2012 by jmw556

A new perspective on Skagway  A few days before leaving Skagway for the summer I got a chance to see the town and the mountains from a completely different vantage point. Randy and Patty, two of the best people in … Continue reading →

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Two Years of Peace Corps: The Numbers

Posted on April 11, 2012 by jmw556

25 months 764 bucket baths 121 hours of language instruction 127 hours of training 34 latrines built 2 well covers constructed 38 vacation days taken 6 games of softball 26 murals painted 6 mystery fevers 107 books read 3 pockets … Continue reading →

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Vacation Part Deux: Kedougou

Posted on February 28, 2012 by jmw556

Everything I need on the back of my bike The Three Sentinels of Pela Kindessa  After arriving back from Mali with just $4 to my name, traveling back to Kaolack was completely out of the question, so I found myself … Continue reading →

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Celebrety Guest Blog: A Visit from the Other Half

Posted on February 20, 2012 by jmw556

“Are you crazy? Your first trip outside of the US and Canada, and you picked Senegal!?” – more than one of Jennie’s fellow PCVs When I arrived in Senegal, nearly unable to communicate with anyone for lack of local language, … Continue reading →

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Mali Trip

Posted on February 19, 2012 by jmw556

Last week I pulled every last penny out of my Senegalese bank account (about $300) and traveled with my friend Eric to Mali for an impromptu vacation. We met up in the south-eastern region of Kedougou, where he lives, and … Continue reading →

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Liqueur de Warang

Posted on October 26, 2011 by jmw556

This past weekend 12 volunteers converged on Liqueur de Warang, a local distillery just outside of Mbour that makes fruit liqueurs from local ingredients and spices. It has been on my Senegal bucket-list for quite a while now, and the … Continue reading →

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