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20kcourtenay: My favorite photo ever. When I extended my contract with Peace Corps, I went to work for a HIV-service NGO in Morogoro called Faraja. This girl’s smile was captured at a play day for kids living with or affected by HIV. The image hangs on my wall and reminds me that there’s joy to be found in utter disparity and ugliness.  I’m seriously considering joining the peace corps after I’m done with my bachelors degree in college. Is that too impractical or wistful? Nothing seems more right then taking time to help those who honestly need it and to be rewarded with nothing more then seeing smiling, healthy children. Oh, dreams.

20kcourtenay:

My favorite photo ever. When I extended my contract with Peace Corps, I went to work for a HIV-service NGO in Morogoro called Faraja. This girl’s smile was captured at a play day for kids living with or affected by HIV. The image hangs on my wall and reminds me that there’s joy to be found in utter disparity and ugliness. 

I’m seriously considering joining the peace corps after I’m done with my bachelors degree in college. Is that too impractical or wistful? Nothing seems more right then taking time to help those who honestly need it and to be rewarded with nothing more then seeing smiling, healthy children. Oh, dreams.

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    Doing two years with the Peace Corps is totally on my bucket list. Though I’m not sure if I’d be able to survive no air...
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    this, this is why i REALLY want to join the peace corps after college.
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