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I Live Here Now

ByElizabeth

Quito is no longer new. I’ve been here almost a month and a half, and I am beginning to feel like life here is my new normal. Our training with WorldTeach ended, and along with it the camp-y feeling of spending all my time with 24 other volunteers, visiting tourist spots in the city on the weekends,…

Quick write: How to Cancel a Visa

ByElizabeth

Or, a lesson in navigating Ecuadorian bureaucracy. Step One: print out the cancellation documents, including a copy of the ex-volunteer’s passport, a copy of their visa, a copy of our proof of having a legal presence in Ecuador, and two copies of a letter requesting the cancellation of the visa because you need one to…

Change is Hard: Or, How I’m Really Not as Good at Instability and Uncertainty as I Thought I Was

Change is Hard: Or, How I’m Really Not as Good at Instability and Uncertainty as I Thought I Was

ByElizabeth

I thought this would be easier. I was ready to leave Ecuador. Two years in, I felt like Quito was truly my second home. Four years in, I was seriously ready to leave. My job was feeling stagnant–there was no room for growth or development. I hadn’t seen the entire country, but I’d visited enough…

On Leaving Mozambique and Returning to Ecuador

On Leaving Mozambique and Returning to Ecuador

ByElizabeth

On the morning of Wednesday, November 16, I did something I never thought I’d do. I told Peace Corps staff to send me home. In Peace Corps lingo, I “early terminated”. Within just three hours, I was packed up and in a Peace Corps car on my way from our training town to the capital…

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