My new life: What it's like to live in Lesotho? My life is so different here in Lesotho as a Peace Corps Volunteer. I have so much to share with you; I don’t know where to start. Instead of writing a super-long blog post, I’ve decided to share the basics about my new life as a Peace Corps volunteer in training. I’m sure you want to see Continue Reading
“Wait. Don’t shoot!” How My Family Came Close to Extinction
The Killer Prawns “My Gutsy Story®” Don Darkes Every June 6th, often commemorated as D-Day elsewhere, we celebrate Pisces Day; our family’s survival day. On that day, we were shipwrecked, lost everything we owned and were left stranded and bleeding on a lonely quicksand beach. My wife, two young children and I named this Continue Reading
Volunteer in Africa: Tanzania, Moshi, Zanzibar, Mt. Kilimanjaro
As some of you know from my recent posts, I'm in a period of transition, re-evaluating my next move. I've recently trademarked: GUTSY LIVING™ and I'm looking for other adventures, including the Peace Corps. On July 11th, I have an appointment with a Peace Corps recruiter to ask many questions, including my desire to blog for the Peace Corps, Continue Reading
Winner of the April 2014 “My Gutsy Story®” Contest
This April we had FOUR OUTSTANDING “My Gutsy Story®” authors. Their stories will be included in our 2nd “My Gutsy Story®” Anthology, published in the Fall of 2014. Thank you to all four authors. Your stories are all WINNERS. Our first place goes to Ginger Simpson won 1st Place for her “My Gutsy Story®" about whether she caused her husband to Continue Reading
What I Did To Make My Life Happy
Not My Dream, But My Life “My Gutsy Story®” Jennifer Barclay I spent my fortieth birthday not being whisked away to a Spanish city for a romantic weekend, as had been hinted in what now seemed the distant past, but weeping and shaky with my parents. This wasn’t how it was supposed to be. My life had seemed to be coming together, at last Continue Reading
