By Gary Geoghegan (garygeo) on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 6:37 am: Edit Post |
They also told us in the cultural sensitivity class you overslept, that this only lasts 24 hours.
By Famnblan on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 9:22 am: Edit Post |
The Medical staff is on their way to give you one of several injections!
By Allan P. Drew on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 10:35 am: Edit Post |
Herewith my caption for the cartoon on "Punishment" - "As a Peace Corps Director it is usually not necessary to reprimand a volunteer, however, . . . ."
Allan Drew (RPCV - Malawi, 1967-69)
By Nat Treadway; Sierra Leone 75-79 on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 11:05 am: Edit Post |
Hey, it could be worse. They went easy on you to avoid an international incident!
By Brian Bird, Kazakhstan 2000-2001 on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 11:58 am: Edit Post |
Hey look at the bright side, it sure beats language training.
By K.M. Curran on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 2:36 pm: Edit Post |
"...and, oh yeah, the Nurse says she'll be over real soon with the Lomatil. Tomorrow, latest"
By Linda Parr Matos, Brazil 1973-76 on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 11:07 pm: Edit Post |
"Seriously, they do this to EVERYONE they like!"
By Dale V. Sellin on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 1:53 am: Edit Post |
Punishment:
So when our group finally landed in Kabul, I bought a camel. I had him for two years, but he was trouble from the start. You won't believe the stories. Even on the first day, he...........
submitted by
(Mr.) Dale Sellin
Anchorage, Alaska
Liberia VII, 1965-7.
By CLk on Friday, June 21, 2002 - 12:19 pm: Edit Post |
"Look on the bright side-- it's better than being on a matatu."
By chime on Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 12:26 pm: Edit Post |
Congratulations! You have reached the final step of a Peace Corps physical. Soon the nightmare will be over and you will wake in a squalid, impoverished, disease-infested country.
By James Potts - Panama 98-01 on Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 2:28 pm: Edit Post |
I told you it wasn't a good idea to fall in love with the chief's daughter.
By Rita Tiltges (ritatpcv) on Monday, June 24, 2002 - 2:04 am: Edit Post |
So... this is what happens when you don't fill out the "volunteer leave request" report properly...
By Charles V. on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 11:16 am: Edit Post |
Language is important. Now you know.
By Mike Renning on Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 7:06 pm: Edit Post |
I can't believe nobody told you what they do to vegans here!
By Colin Gallagher on Thursday, June 27, 2002 - 12:37 am: Edit Post |
"So, it was a choice between complying with the PATRIOT Act and taking Lariam... What did you say the side effects were?"
By Dennis Lynch Colombia 67-89 on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - 2:43 am: Edit Post |
So, you discovered the phrase "I have a hangover" means something totally different in this part of the country. Sorry I forgot to mention that.
By bubba love on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 12:08 am: Edit Post |
this hurts me more than you , .....bubba love
ghana and samoa
By bubba love on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 12:08 am: Edit Post |
this hurts me more than you , .....bubba love
ghana and samoa
By kumbayah on Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:55 am: Edit Post |
If this doesn't convince you we're unhappy, you're about to discover that due to a computer glitch in France, and several oversights in the local office, you will be the very, very, very last volunteer to receive your living allowance, so start looking for a rich, but not necessarily attractive girlfriend.
By Laura Senegal 01-03 (c-67-161-30-169.client.comcast.net - 67.161.30.169) on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 2:38 pm: Edit Post |
....I told you not to tease the taxi drivers during Ramadan!
By twagner129 (adsl-66-139-144-18.dsl.okcyok.swbell.net - 66.139.144.18) on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 8:48 pm: Edit Post |
"In Country Training is a proven method of preparing a new Volunteer for his new environment, however, with all the budgetary cutbacks we are experiencing, we decided to try a new approach."
By Aleecia (port0240-ahp-adsl.cwjamaica.com - 72.27.168.240) on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 4:59 pm: Edit Post |
hey that's quite a fancy looking neckbrace you got there
By Jamie Fay (c-75-69-163-150.hsd1.ma.comcast.net - 75.69.163.150) on Friday, July 27, 2007 - 11:44 am: Edit Post |
When it was time for your Pilonidal Cyst Test during staging, you were the only volunteer who refused to line up in the room with your whole group, drop you pants and bend over. This is your consequence.