Peace Corps Daily Life

How does Romny make me feel welcomed?

I've been living in Romny, Ukraine now for a little over a year. I'd be lying if I said it was always easy, even if I said it was usually...

October 11th is International Day of the Girl. I work with a lot of incredible girls and they are so inspiring. Check out this video...

My birthday was September 1st, which was also the first day of school, Knowledge Day, and the first bell ceremony. Knowledge Day started...

This has been one crazy summer. I was in all corners of Ukraine working with hundreds of youth and learning more about myself.

I've been pretty lazy lately and let my work pile up, so last Saturday I got all my stuff together and said I'm going to sit in a cafe to...

During one of my first lessons with students, the teacher said they were nervous to talk to me in English because they didn't want to use...

Students of my fourth form class this week started learning about asking for directions, and with that comes learning propositions. It's...

My first Christmas in Ukraine turned about to be very special and one I will never forget. I cannot thank my new Ukrainian friends and...

So a lot has happened since I last posted but the biggest news I have completed training, officially sworn in as a Peace Corps Volunteer...

I've finally started to get into somewhat of a routine here at PST, everyday something is different but somethings are always the same....

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Hi! I am a recent Penn State grad currently in Ukraine as a Peace Corps TEFL Volunteer. Say hello & feel free to ask me any questions!