Anita Little Peace (Corps)

 Hello hellooooo!! So sorry about my extended absence. These past 2 months have been such a whirlwind. There's so much to catch you up on! February was a month that felt like it sped by in the blink of an eye. This was due to one main thing....I went on vacation for half of it. Yes, due to my first full month of summer without obligations, I decided to skip town for a bit and cross the border to the beautiful country of Brazil. This trip was for two main reasons...the cultural festival of Carnival....and seeing one of my favorite artists live in concert. We'll get to that in a second though. Before I embarked on this journey, I took a trip down South to visit my friends Sam and Rhayne. Not only was this due to the fact that I didn't want to watch the Super Bowl alone, it was also due to the fact that Sam and Rhayne have something very special in their site - the Jesuit Ruins. In 1588, the Jesuits arrived in Paraguay with  the permission of King Felipe II of Spain to impleme...

 WOOOOOOO!!! Back at you with this double feature. Welcome back teehee. When we left off, I had just started back up at the school. This school year, I was determined to do things a bit differently. Last year, I did some lectures about trash management and recycling practices, but I mostly taught English. This was great for integrating and getting all the kids used to me, but I really wanted to do more. Hence, this year I gave myself 3 main projects: 1) A school garden in my school 2) Working with a NEW school on trash management and recycling 3) Establishing trash collection in my community Now, these are big goals, especially the last one. Going from everyone burning trash to getting a regular collection service is no small task. So I began setting up meetings with the local municipality to see what could be done, and if we could organize a trash truck being sent to my community, even if it was just once a month. The reality is I don't have much to update on for this initiative. ...