In a volunteer’s second year, we start looking forward to the end of our service–to life beyond pumping water and sleeping on the floor.

I created a GoFundMe page to raise money to build 75 latrines in Kaonguin-Sanrgo, the village I served in as a Peace Corps Volunteer.

My second weird story happened a month after I arrived in village. I started language tutoring with a local, learning beneath Neem trees.

While living in Burkina Faso, I got myself into several situations that could really only happen in West Africa.

I have shared some recipes for some of the local Burkinabé dishes, after some insights about food that I had during my time in Burkina.

Though my time in Burkina Faso has come to and end, my work will still continue in two major ways. The first will be raising the money to c

On December 14, 2017, I was privileged to have been invited to Lois Allen Elementary School to share my experience in Burkina Faso with the

The heart of development is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, where a person’s self-actualization is realized after scaling the pyramid paradigm.

Regeneration is a concept that allows continuous renewal and change, while also maintaining the essential nature of a community.

While living in Kaonguin-Sanrgo, I was also involved in smaller projects as well to fill my free time.