Friday, January 22, 2016

Ernest Goes to Micronesia

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I last posted to my blog as I was nearing the completion of my 27 month assignment as a math teacher with the U.S. Peace Corps in Ghana, West Africa.  Since returning over two years ago, the time has gone by quickly and I have easily settled back into my home in Virginia Beach and resumed teaching at Saint Leo University.

A few months ago the Peace Corps invited me to join a team going to the Federated States of Micronesia, a country whose land area is made up of 607 small islands in the Western Pacific.  Our assignment is to assist villagers with typhoon damage restoration.  This time for 6 months.  So, on January 28th,  I will board a plane and if on schedule, arrive January 30th on the island of Pohnpei. After a few days of briefings, I will move to the island of Chuuk and begin working with villagers living on the small, outer islands.   

I am grateful for the opportunity to help and that my children are again supportive of "Dad's" adventure.