Sep 26, 2017
This week we step out of Bogotá and catch up with life in the
small town of Mompos, Bolivar (five hours inland from Cartagena)
with two peace corps volunteers from the US spending two years
here.
Erin from Idaho and James from Ohio make for perfect interviewees
and while both are at different stages of their experience here in
Mompos, it is rewarding to learn about how they have assimilated
into life in a small Colombian town.
In a free flowing conversation about their lives in Colombia,
expectations and trials bested, both Erin and James share with us
tales of their day to day life, suggestions of how they themselves
have changed along the way and the difficulties of explaining the
US electoral college to locals!
This interview does not reflect the opinions or politics of the
Peace Corps but aims to inform potential future volunteers about
the challenges and adventures ahead.