Name:
Duncan Fort
Where do you call home?
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
What were you doing before you joined Peace Corps?
I was floating aimlessly around for two months after graduating from St. Lawrence University.
Weirdest/most specific/interesting item you brought to country with you?
Climbing gear! Harness, shoes, quick-draws, carabiners, grigri…but I forgot to pack my rope so it’s all a bit useless.
First impressions of Nicaragua? What surprised you most?
3 a.m. music and mortars in the streets of La Paz.
Funny anecdote from training/service so far?
The number of times I have hiked 5 km up a mountain to my rural community to find class or co-planning sessions cancelled is some form of cruel joke. But at least it’s good exercise, right?
Best Spanish mistake?
Ano y año son bien diferente.
Favorite Nica food?
¡Desayuno típico con huevos revueltos, crema, tortilla, gallo pinto, cuajada, y café!
What do you hope to accomplish in your service?
Updating my community’s water system and translate 100 years of solitude Spanish – English.
What do you miss most from home?
SNOW! And family and friends and food and my car and hot showers and live bluegrass.
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