By Ernest Dempsey Tue January 24, 2023 Loving Healing Press author Nancy Wesson has won the 2022 Moritz Thomsen Peace Corps Experience Award Winner for her book I Miss the Rain in Africa. Initiated in 1992, the Moritz Thomsen Peace Corps Experience Award has been presented annually to a Peace Corps Volunteer or staff member, … Read more
Re-printed from PeaceCorps.gov stories November 3, 2021 By Nancy Wesson Nov. 3, 2021 When I talk about my Peace Corps experience, people are often surprised to learn I entered at the age of 64. When most of my friends were planning for retirement, I was packing water purifiers, solar chargers, and a French press to … Read more
Hello everyone – me again…. rambling on about what is turning into an epic road trip with my shoebox-size Honda FIT, named Hissy (as in – “she threw a hissy fit”) named because my friend Karla-of-the-U-Haul-trip challenged me to name it and that seemed to fit, no pun intended. The day before I left, this … Read more
Reports of my being swallowed up by the sea have been greatly exaggerated… However, as a low-tide sneaker wave at Hug Point came from behind me, wrapped its watery tentacles around first my ankles, then my calves and continued to slurp above my knees – I did wonder for a moment if this is how … Read more
One day and counting! Yesterday was lease signing, key collecting, and the start of celebrating. A friend me met me and we had a celebratory lunch on the beach. Since some of you have been asking, here are some preliminary shots. Some are of the house as it is and others of the area. More … Read more
Hurry up and wait…. So that’s what I did – hurried and hurried and hurried and now I am waiting! Karla and I hurried all up and down the coast of Oregon looking for a place for me to live, to unload my stuff, etc. Karla drove, Garmina navigated and I hoped… It was … Read more
The last week has been quite the adventure starting last Sunday with loading the truck. What started as a plan to drive a small U-Haul (thinking a baby 10-foot truck) grew and grew. While I did purge about 75% of my life and belongings before Peace Corps, I still managed to fill and 8X10 storage, … Read more
Wow – for those of you still interested – yes – I’ve been “gone too long” in more ways than one. I’ve been writing in my mind and was surprised to see the last entry was July 4th. Since I have been traveling and through the extreme generosity of friends, have been sleeping at their … Read more
Having survived another bout of high winds driving through the deserts of New Mexico, Arizona and southern California, Hissy Fit is ready to go north on the assumption that winds will either be a head-wind or a tail wind. Had Hissy has a sail to raise, we’d have been on a good broad reach across … Read more
Happy July 4th everyone. What a time to come back to the States and what a contrast in worlds and environments. First, the Cancun airport, even in low season is a veritable zoo of humanity leaving the world of beaches and going who knows where. Feeling a little silly at arriving three hours early (just … Read more