Teaching and Trekking

I’m not here to single-handedly change the world; I’m just here to plant some seeds…    My main goal as a Peace Corps volunteer is to host projects and events that are sustainable by training local community members every chance I get. I recently paired with CEC PCV and Ultimate Without Borders representative, Danielle Thoene, to host an Ultimate Frisbee and Youth Development Camp in my site.   With the common goals of most Frisbee camps, we planned to encourage teamwork among diverse populations, help students plan for their futures and facilitate personal goal setting.   All this can be accomplished while having fun over the school vacations. After determining a community need and interest in the camp, I looked for community members to train whom could use what they’d learn from the camp in the future. Those community members needed to have similar interests and goals, in conjunction with some form of incentive. Every Saturday, my site hosts a prac...