Author: chelenbrook

July 7th to July 14th 2024 This week was filled with a lot of emotions.  It was my last week in Madagascar, which meant I had to say goodbye to all my friends, my apartment, Mahajanga, and everything I had come to know over the last 9 months.  Saying goodbye was really sad, but I was also […]

June 27th to July 6th 2024 This was my second to last week in Madagascar and I decided to go on vacation with some of the Peace Corps people to see more of Madagascar.  We decided to visit Nosy Be, which is an island off the north of Madagascar.  Although we considered flying, the flights were too […]

June 22nd to June 27th 2024 Since Malagasy Independence Day was on June 26th, there were numerous celebrations throughout the week that I got to participate in.  First, I had a pretty good weekend.  I did some more work with the STEM Club, and then Luc helped me teach the ACCESS students about American sports.  We played Kahoot, […]

June 15th to June 21st 2024 This past week in Madagascar was another good one, though it was filled with a lot of emotions.  The week began with a wonderful surprise: an early goodbye party for me.  On Saturday, all the Peace Corps people were in town, and Natalie organized a goodbye party for me.  Even though I […]

June 8th to June 14th 2024 I didn’t have that much to do this week, so it gave me time to hang out at the American Corner and relax a little.  Two of the teachers from the American Corner also asked me to meet with their class, so I did that too.              On Tuesday and Thursday […]

June 1st to June 7th 2024 Since I didn’t have any teaching this week, it gave me time to do some more fun things around the Majunga area.  I was able to visit a few places in the countryside and relax a little bit.               On Monday, Rochel and I went to look at a farm near […]

May 25th to May 31st 2024 This past week was filled with a bunch of activities from playing tennis, judging more of the singing competition, going on adventures in Majunga, and grading presentations.  I have tried to stay busy now that I only have one more month left here in Madagascar.  This past Saturday were the […]

May 13th to May 24th 2024 Hello again! I’m trying to get back on schedule with my blogs, so I think this is Week 31. This past week, I was able to have some fun at school and outside of the classroom. I went to the beach, played some bingo with my classes, and judged a […]

April 6th to May 12th 2024 After a hiatus from writing blogs, I am back with another edition of Madagascar With Charlie.  A lot has happened over the last couple of weeks, but I got burned out from writing blogs every week and that’s why you’re just hearing from me now.  I have been back in Majunga […]

March 30th to April 5th 2024  Hi everyone! I am a little bit behind on my updates for my blog, but here is a recap of everything I did the past week.  Starting with a trip I took in Madagascar once I got back from Senegal.  There were still some difficult travel experiences with this […]