Sorcha in Micronesia

So I decided not to do week two or week three of the Blogging Abroad 10 week challenge because week two was about my daily life and week three was talking about my home. I’ve talked about week two’s challenge already, see this link , and I decided not to do week three because I didn’t want to post my host family’s house all over the internet. Instead I’m going to write about some conversation’s I’ve had with people. 13 y/o host brother: Tulpe, did you pray before eating? Me: No, I’m not religious. 13 y/o host brother: So you are Catholic. Me: No, I am not religious. 13 y/o host brother: So you are Muslim. Me: Nope (What followed was a long conversation about different beliefs and religions). 8 y/o Host brother: Tulpe you’re a troublemaker. Me: Why? 8 y/o Host brother: Because of your glasses Me: Are you a trouble maker? 8 y/o Host brother: No I’m pretty 8 y/o Host brother: Tulpe You’re not pretty Me: Uhh Okay… Why? 8 y/o Host brother: Because you eyeglasses 8 y/o...

Tuwo (Good Morning) and welcome to my blog, Snorkeling around the Blue Hole I have spent the past 4 months serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia. One of my two New Year’s resolutions this year is to keep an updated blog on my experiences as an English Co-teacher/Co-planner and Peace Corps Volunteer in Kosrae.   My other resolution is to read at least 1 book each week. I’m going to first provide some background information about Kosrae and then I’ll tell you a bit about my time on Kosrae. Kosrae (pronounced KOSH-RYE) is a small, 42 square mile island, in Micronesia. There are about 6,000 people living on the island. The main language that is spoken here is Kosraen although due to English being taught at 3 rd grade up most adults can speak English. The main religion on Kosrae is Kosrae Congregational. Kosrae is split up into four districts Tafunsak, Lelu, Malem, and Utwe. Walung is a remote area of the island that is more or less o...