A brief glimpse into my life while serving in the Eastern Caribbean as a Peace Corps Volunteer for the next 2 years. This blog is a mere snap shot of my experience as a Community/Youth Developer in St. Vincent...land of the blessed.
Book Shelf
Books I have read since starting my service:
The Healing Power of Psalms
Living in the Light (2nd time)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Happiness is an Inside Job
The Mind of the Soul - Gary Zukav and Linda Francis
Sputnik Sweetheart
Skinny Bitch (2nd time)
Wherever You go There you Are- John Kabat-Zinn
Ishmael
The way of the Peaceful Warrior
If the Buddha Dated
Child of my Heart
The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire
The History of Love
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes- Maya Angelou
The five love languages
I know why the Caged Bird sings- Maya Angelou
The Four Agreements (3rd time) - Don Miguel Ruiz
Poet of the Caribbean (musings of a global peacemaker)- Mama Lizzie
Making room for the Caribbean Family in the Church- Lionel Richards
Shadows of the Sacred- Frances Vaughan
Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now- Maya Angelou
The Giver- Lois Lowry
Finding Inner Courage- Mark Nepo
Naked- David Sedaris
**Women Who Run With the Wolves***- Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D. (A MUST read for women when their time comes. This book READ me!!!)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks- Rebecca Skloot
The Woman who Owned the Shadows - Paula Gunn Allen
Were Mommas Tears in Vain- Richard Byron Cox
A Woman's Worth- Marianne Williamson
The Count of Monte Cristo- Alexandre Dumas (personal accomplishment, longest fiction piece I have read to date, yeaaaa)
Please feel free to share any recommendations you think I might like. You can even mail them to me if moved to do so :)
