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Silver Linings, or Winter Evening Conversations in a Small Caucasus Town
We were sitting huddled around the fire in the kitchen. Every few minutes one of us would kneel down before it to fan the flames, to increase the heat in the frigid room. It was the only source of...
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If I Die Before I Wake…
When we got there, he turned off the ignition. Together, we took in the sight of the refugee center. One year ago, I had been here. One year ago, it had been a school. My teens whispered in...
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God, How I Scoffed.
You give Peace Corps two years and three months of your life, and you know what they say they’ll give you in return? I’ll tell you. 1. Patience 2. Flexibility Their words. Now this, to me, didn’t...
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They told me I’d be asked. Told me to have an answer ready
But I was otherwise engaged, and besides, I didn’t know how to answer. And they were right; people do ask. “So, what was Peace Corps like?” Some expect a two-line answer. Others want to really get...
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