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mindigowen
Full name:Mindi Gowen
Age:26
Gender:Female
About me:

I read obsessively, I love pizza, I hate trying to match my clothes, and someday I want to marry a pirate. Oh, and my sister rocks-check out her blavel :)

Favourite travel experience:

Well, I'm currently in Banate, IloIlo, the Philippines, training for 2 years of Peace Corps service, so I'd have to say...where I am right now :)

Languages spoken:English, some Spanish, Hiligaynon
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my posts

posted by mindigowen
August 7, 2011
Hi everyone! Well, it's been too long...let me try to catch you up. Most Professional Moment: I spent two weeks with 25 other Peace Corps volunteers conducting a teacher training on Negros Occidental, the island directly below mine. Specifically, I...
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March 13, 2011
March 13, 2011 Greeting from Dao! A few days ago a mouse dropped out of a hole in the ceiling of my classroom while I was teaching and ran straight at me. Or rather, it sort of “hopped” toward me, which makes me think it was one of thos...
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February 5, 2011
February 5, 2011 The Christmas tree is still up and lit in our living room. No really, it is. Somehow I have not noticed this until today. I knew my family would occasionally play Christmas music (which I don’t mind a bit; I am fully supporti...
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January 8, 2011
January 7, 2011 I hope this blog finds you much relaxed after the holidays, and a little bit fatter J In the Philippines, people will tell you to your face if you are fat. It is not considered rude; they are merely stating a fact. For example: &ldquo...
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November 19, 2010
November 16, 2010 Ahh, so much has happened since my last blog! I have been so incredibly busy, finishing training, completing (and passing!) my language proficiency interview, and attending a conference in Bacolod before permanently moving to Dao, C...
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