Showing posts with label journal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label journal. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

50th Anniversary, 50 Volunteers, 50 Countries!

I am VERY excited to be a part of a really cool PCV Project!

http://pcsnapshotsofservice.blogspot.com/

You can read more about it on the link but basically a journal will be traveling around the world, to the hands of 50 PCV's starting their service during 2011.  We will each have two chances to write in one of the two volumes and read the previously written stories.  Then hopefully we'll all get copies of it at the end!

AND my dear blog friend Jessica (future PCV Moldova) is on the same project!!

I have a really good feeling about this :)


On a totally separate note, please keep the Americans, Egyptians, and everyone else in unstable countries right now in your prayers.  I have two friends from college in Egypt right now, one of which has been one of my best friends since first year dorms (Tom).  His blog, with help from his girlfriend in the States, is being updated here: http://afewdaysabroad.wordpress.com/

He's safe and the other friend was actually interviewed on CNN on Tuesday: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2011/02/01/exp.ac.teacher.staying.in_egypt.cnn?iref=allsearch

It seems like the Americans in Cairo right now are finding a strong sense of purpose in carrying the messages of the Egyptian people to the US media.  They all seem to emphasize that any anti-American sentiment is not directed at individuals but at hypocritical foreign policies.  Let's all hope and pray for peace tomorrow.
2/3/2011: Able to talk to my friend Tom on gchat today since internet has been restored.  Apparently the danger to foreigners (especially those with cameras) has really increased over the last couple days, as you might imagine given the news about attacks on Anderson Cooper and other media.  News reports point to the pro-Mubarak protesters for the increase in anti-Americanism, as they see the media really taking a toll on the pro-Mubarak cause.  Tom was actually with another CNN crew that was attacked and has since withdrawn to safer areas.  He was able to post a lot about yesterday, if you click the blog link above.