One way to sum it up...

I've been thinking quite a bit, for the last several months, about how I might sum up my experience; talk about what I learned. And, as with most things you sit on for this long, it's usually so obvious you don't acknowledge it's presence.

I acknowledged it when I read the story of another volunteer. Now, I don't know if this story will ring true with those who were never in the Peace Corps. Perhaps it's like humor: "You had to be there...", where a joke isn't funny when it's explained to you. Maybe it wont make any sense to you. But here it is nonetheless:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maya-lau/what-the-peace-corp-taugh_b_1099202.html