Monthly Archives: April 2009

Housing

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Brian

It’s hard to express just how important good housing is to a person’s Peace Corps experience. The problem for Peace Corps is that everyone’s standard of what good housing is varies. My housing situation with my host family has been … Continue reading →

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The Great Canyon of Crimea

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Brian

The Great Canyon of Crimea from Brian Woods on Vimeo. So yesterday was a holiday so I went with some friends to the Great Canyon of Crimea. It was a great hike with tons of pretty places. The trip culminated … Continue reading →

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My Host Nephew

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Brian

One thing hopefully every Peace Corps volunteer gets is a great host family. Usually volunteers stay with their host families just a brief time, then move to their own apartments. Being in Crimea, apartment availability isn’t as great in other … Continue reading →

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Good Ole Rush

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Brian

This is the sort of thing Rush gets himself into trouble with. Now here he is hoping this poor guy was still hostage because he wants Obama to fail. I don’t care whether you like them or not, you should … Continue reading →

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Deficits

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Brian

This is exactly my thoughts when people complain about Obama’s budget deficit projections. I don’t like them any better than anyone else, but I’ve been complaining about them the whole of the new milennium. Somehow Republicans had their heads in … Continue reading →

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