Bienvenidos to my Blog!

Hello Family, Friends, and Curious Readers,

Thanks for stopping in to see what I am up to. This is my first blog, and I hope not to bore you too much with the details of my life. But rather hope to offer you some insights into development work, the highs, the lows, and well the boring.

But before I move away for 27 months, let me give you a little information about myself before I lose a steady internet connection.

So after graduating from Boston College in 2005, I decided I wanted to learn Spanish and "save the world" so I moved to Cusco, Peru. I began by volunteering for The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco by researching and writing a small business plan for the organization. I continued to work with the organization until February of 2008, when I returned to the US to prepare for my move to Madrid, Spain for 15 months to study an International MBA at IE Business School. And now, after a year of searching for the perfect development job, and taking odd jobs in the meantime, I have joined the Peace Corps and am volunteering again. So wish me luck, and PLEASE someone stop me from volunteering again!

Monday, July 9, 2012

The Dangers of Living Abroad

Oh the dangers of living abroad... Dengue, Malaria, Food/Water bourne illnesses. Nothing compares to the one I encountered yesterday.......


The discounted hamburger dill pickles at the fancy grocery store. Sure seems harmless enough. Well let me tell you, it's not all hamburgers and hot dogs.

So I bought the jar that was discounted from 120 cordobas to 29 cordobas (because they are going to expire this month). I brought them home. Harmless enough. I opened the jar. I ate one, then two, then three. and before I knew it... the whole jar was gone! No big deal, they are just pickles right? WRONG! They are little pieces of sodium waiting to give you a massive headache and make you wake up with a swollen eye.

So beware you international travellers and expats out there... There are somethings that we miss that are better just left alone... or rather to be consumed in moderation. And this is a mistake I will NEVER make again. SO PLEASE I BEG YOU, MAKE BETTER CHOICES THAN I DID and if you are going to eat the pickles, don't eat the jar in one day!


*** PS there is no picture of my eye because by the time I thought of posting this, my eye was already back to normal.
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2 comments:

  1. JessicaJuly 9, 2012 at 6:23 PM

    ouch! sorry you were hurting vieve. glad your body has returned to normal shape!

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  2. Amanda FantryJuly 9, 2012 at 7:20 PM

    hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. this is amazing. lesson learned.

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