• One year in Costa Rica

    Hello everyone, Here is my first year in review of my Peace Corps service in Costa Rica. My work Over the course of year one, I tried a lot of things. Here is a list of everything that comes to mind: Local Connections I have been welcomed to the community by many local groups and…


  • Q1 2024 Blog :)

    Hello everybody, it’s been a while. My last blog post was over 3 months ago, and I wrote about the projects I could foresee myself starting in the new year. They were decent predictions, and some have come true, but new opportunities show themselves often, and I have embraced a few of these as well.…


  • Projects for 2024 and beyond

    Disclaimer: These opinions are my own and may or may not reflect the views of the Peace Corps. Hello everybody, here is my update after almost 3 months in my community. We aren’t supposed to name our town on public content. If you are interested in looking at my town on google maps, or knowing…


  • Settling in Again

    Disclaimer: These views are mine and do not necessarily represent the views of The Peace Corps, or the US Federal Government. Hello everybody I hope all is well! Im writing this on the Thursday of my second week at site. Life has been changing fast, but I have found myself with another great host family,…


  • Information Dump

    Disclaimer: These opinions are my own and may or may not reflect the views of the Peace Corps. Hello everyone. I’m writing this at the end of week 9 out of 12 of pre service training (pst). At the end of week 9 everyone finds out where they are going to be working for their…


  • Good Times and Good People

    Disclaimer: These opinions are my own and may or may not reflect the views of the Peace Corps. Its the end of my third week in Costa Rica and I am doing great. Im going to write this blog by answering the questions people usually ask when I call them. Where are you? I am…


  • Introduction

    Disclaimer: These opinions are my own and may or may not reflect the views of the Peace Corps. Hello I am Ben Schieber. First I would like to apologize to all of the other Ben Schiebers out their for being the first to buy the domain name. For the next two years this blog will…