Forks in the Road

- Alice in Wonderland

The Quest Continues

I feel like it's high time to update my global audience on my whereabouts, life interests and general updates, especially since I'm paying good money to keep joshgreenman.com alive.

Grad School: I applied to the Masters of International Development Administration graduate program at Western Michigan University and have been accepted into the spring semester. The program has a deal with the Peace Corps where I could complete core requirements at the university and have my service with the PC fulfill the remaining credits. A nice aspect of this program is that the degree is completed faster (as long as the Peace Corps was part of you initial plan) and cheaper. A downside for me in starting school during the spring is the difficulty in obtaining teaching assistantships.

Peace Corps: Actually during the same day that I applied to graduate school, I met a PC representative from Chicago who was visiting the farm that I was working at. When she found out that I was interested in joining the Peace Corps she took the opportunity to tell me about the possibilities to study following an assignment. Even though I hadn't submitted my application yet, she took the chance and interviewed me for the position. A few weeks later I found out that I had been nominated to serve in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Final thoughts: I've decided to focus my efforts into the Peace Corps and re-apply for graduate school on my return. If the Peace Corps doesn't accept me quickly enough for me to return for the fall semester in 2013 then I would begin studying in the fall of 2011.

Don't worry, it all makes sense in my head. ;)

Feliz Día, Papá

Crossing the Strait of Magellan - Cruzando el Estrecho de Magallanes

Papá, te deseo lo mejor en tu día. Gracias por ser un gran ejemplo a tu hijo y por enseñarme como ser un hombre honesto y trabajador. I can't wait to see you again and to have more adventures traveling and seeing the world. It's always fun to dream big with you...

Gracias, Pá.

tqm

Update from the farm

For those of you who rely solely on this blog for updates on my life, a lot has been happening that you probably don't know much about. After finishing my internship with Samaritan's Purse in Bolivia and spending a few months traveling around South America with friends and family, I have settled down in a small rural town in Michigan. I am currently completing an internship with Tillers International that trains people how to farm using draft animals and other rural developmental tools.

The following is a video of the two young oxen in my care. I should have had them pulling something of a medium weight so that they would learn how to pull as a team. Blue, Caesar and I are learning how to work together and it's taking quite a while to iron the wrinkles out...