I heard somewhere that a home is not about a place, but rather the people you share it with. I've been existing here in Çorovodë for a...

Last night I went out for my nightly xhiro, and I ended up at the Kasabashi Bridge with a friend of mine. As the sun set over the bridge...

I woke up this morning to a text from my father, "So, people are wondering if you are ok because you aren't blogging...." It was one of...

I have always had a sort of obsession with the idea of time. The idea that, in the end, all we really have is time, and what we choose...

I can't lie to you, there is very little that I miss about home. Of course, my heart aches with every swim meet or basketball game I...

I recently realized how strict my routine has become, or perhaps how strict some part of myself feels that it should be. It is easy to...

One of the first conversations I had when I joined the rest of my A22 Peace Corps friends in Washington D.C. the night before we kissed...

I really can't remember how it started, but it became a bit of a mantra for all of us going through training that, "if we can just make...

One month. I have been at my site for one month. One month of countless sneezes and endless wheezes. One month of kanionet hiking and...

The other day it occurred to me how very different my life looks now. Of course the scenery has shifted, my schedule is largely centered...

I have always said that I love to be busy. This last week of my life has been just that: busy. However, amidst this business, the other...

While walking home tonight, I started thinking about all the things that I wanted to write about in today's blog post. I thought about...

As I boarded the bus with a big group of guys headed to our PST site someone stopped me and told me, "soon you won't know how you ever...

The other day, someone told me something that caught me off guard. They said, "You're positivity is contagious", to which I had no...

I'm not going to lie to you, life in Albania has been good to me. I rarely want for things that I can't have. I am in love with the...

During our time in our training site, my sitemates and I have been working with a youth group of some of the coolest, most generous,...

A while back, I came to the realization that life is always better when I challenge my normal. I promised myself that I would never shy...

Hello, my name is Mori, and it has been one month since I've sat on a toilet seat. So, you're welcome for that little tidbit and partial...

About a year ago, this random app showed up on my phone. I think my sister bought it and it automatically loaded onto all of the phones...

So I joined the Peace Corps. Obviously there were a few expectations, like boarding a plane and moving to Albania for two years, but...