Emily Boyer
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The Edith Dress
My maternal grandmother’s maiden name was Edith Charlotte Laskowski. She passed away in January of 2012. Thinking back to my grandma, I never associated the words loving, happy, warm, or even maternal with her. When it was grandparent’s day at school, she never came. It was always my grandpa who came and who I absolutely adored. My grandma never told jokes, laughed, or even smiled that I can remember. She was the grandma who would pat you on the back but never give you a hug. The fact that children didn’t bring out the nurturing side of her made it odd that she was the director of a daycare center.
By Emily Boyer5 years ago in Families
Autumn
There are some friendships that are lifelong. There are some that are only based on location or proximity. And there are some that are only situational. No matter the circumstances of the friendship, all are worth something in their own way. So Autumn, this is for you. It may seem a little off-the-cuff, but then again, you’ve never lived life by the rule book. You are gone but never forgotten.
By Emily Boyer5 years ago in Humans
Then vs. Now: Peace Corps Training
In March of 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed the Peace Corps into executive action. By August of 1961, the first wave of Peace Corps Volunteers arrived at their new country of home for the next 2 years. Since its inception 60 years ago, the training that Volunteers go through to prepare them for their new life in the Peace Corps has changed dramatically. When the organization began, a few training camps were set up at the United States to prepare the Volunteers over the course of 2 months for the living conditions and the work they would be doing. After training was completed in the United States, the trainees became full-fledged Volunteers and were finally sent abroad. I began my Peace Corps service in January of 2016 and was sent to Ecuador. My training started with something called Staging. My entire Omnibus met in Miami, got to know each other, and received our official documents and passports over the course of two days. Then we all boarded a plane together and flew the 4 hours to Quito, where we were picked up at the airport by the Peace Corps Ecuador staff to lots of signs, posters, and fanfare. Once in Ecuador, our Pre-Service Training lasted 3 months. In the early days of the Peace Corps, the Volunteers would arrive in country already sworn it and would often be greeted by top national government officials. I was sworn in at the end of the 3 month in-country training in a ceremony at the United States’ Ambassador’s house led by the Ambassador himself.
By Emily Boyer5 years ago in Wander
The Chimney between Two Windows
55 cents. What a strange amount. It’s an amount most people would ignore, would pass it by on the sidewalk without so much as a second glance. Futures do not hang in the balance by 55 cents. Lives do not change because of 55 cents. Except for Ann. Everything changed in Ann’s life because of 55 cents.
By Emily Boyer5 years ago in Humans
