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PublishedApril 28, 2024
Letters from Madagascar: Nothing here is easy
I'd like to say that living in Madagascar has made me strong, but even the 12-year-old girls put me to shame.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2024
Letters from Madagascar: The only rest for pregnant women comes after giving birth
A baby is born healthy and her loving family (and this writer) are determined to make sure she stays that way.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2024
Letters from Madagascar: When lightning strikes, the villagers eat well
Being a good neighbor here means buying the butchered meat of a cow killed by lightning.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2024
Letters from Madagascar: Why we say ‘Good thing the night is finished’
What is it here that makes the night seem especially dangerous? Evil spirits, witchcraft and cattle thieves.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2023
Peace Corps: John F. Kennedy’s most enduring legacy
Just two months into his presidency in 1961, Kennedy signed an executive order to form the Peace Corps on a trial basis.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2023
Letters from Madagascar: Exploring life and culture on Earth’s oldest island
Bates College graduate and former Sun Journal reporter Vanessa Paolella is now a Peace Corps volunteer living in Madagascar. This is the first of a series of columns of what life is like on the unique island in the Indian Ocean.
Letters from Madagascar
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