People, my address

St. John Barned-Smith PCT
Cuerpo de Paz
162 Chaco Boreal c/Mcal. Lopez
Asuncion 1580, Paraguay
South America

Timeline

I began applying for the Peace Corps in January of 2009. I had an interview soon thereafter, and was nominated in March for an environmental education program in South America. However, due to the length of the medical clearance process, I missed that placement date. In the fall of 2009, I was finally medically cleared, and renominated for a health-sanitation services program in Paraguay. I was invited to serve there in mid-December, and accepted just after Christmas.

In a few days, I'm Paraguay-bound!

Hi everyone

My name is St. John Barned-Smith. I worked as a reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News (Hey guys!) for the last eight months before I decided to go all globe-trotty.

Starting February 9th, I will be in Paraguay training, and then hopefully serving, as a Peace Corps Volunteer. My assignment is as a health/sanitation extensionist, which means that I will be doing everything from workshops on HIV-prevention, to digging latrines, to building wells, and a bunch of other stuff.

I'll be updating as my departure draws near, but please email/contact if you have any questions.