Fantastic story. Thank you for sharing, Julia! I'm not sure what I would do, but these moments—everyday for some and so completely foreign to us—form the most vivid travel memories.
Wow - you chopped the head off a goat. That's pretty bad-ass. When you started off with a Peace Corp assignment I didn't expect a machete wielding goat sacrifice.
With all the goats at the top of a mountain, for some reason I was envisioning it being a "throwing off a cliff" kind of event. Which probably would have been even worse, but that's what came to mind. I'm glad it wasn't.
Fantastic story. Thank you for sharing, Julia! I'm not sure what I would do, but these moments—everyday for some and so completely foreign to us—form the most vivid travel memories.
For sure, this memory will be burned into my brain forever! Thank you for reading and for recommending me to your readers, too! It means a lot.
This is such a classic Peace Corps story!
Thanks for this -- always appreciate great writing!
Good story! Does the Peace Corps TRY to send people to the place furthest from their experience and comfort zone?
It felt that way sometimes!
Wow - you chopped the head off a goat. That's pretty bad-ass. When you started off with a Peace Corp assignment I didn't expect a machete wielding goat sacrifice.
With all the goats at the top of a mountain, for some reason I was envisioning it being a "throwing off a cliff" kind of event. Which probably would have been even worse, but that's what came to mind. I'm glad it wasn't.
Great story - thanks for sharing.
Ha, glad the turn it took was slightly less gruesome than predicted! Thanks for reading and glad you enjoyed it!
Great story! And beautifully written.
Thank you for reading and glad you enjoyed it!
That sounds traumatic.
It was definitely intense!