Jumping Off a Cliff
A Glimpse into My Past World
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Be sure to check out my new photographs of “Yap Day.” There are also some new ones in the “Yap” album.
Somewhere between Here and Where
Sunday, February 25, 2007
“There is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). I came to the islands of Micronesia six months ago thinking that my purpose was to spend two years here serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV), but it soon became apparent that this half year was to instead serve
Blogger’s Hiatus
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Due to negative repercussions that came from some of the content found on my website, I will be taking a hiatus from blogging for the next month or so.
There are many wonderful changes that are taking place right now in my life that I look forward to sharing with you in upcoming posts.
May you
Truth Sets Free
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Tell the Truth but tell it slant,
Success in Circuit lies.
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth’s superb surprise.
As lightning to the children eased,
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind.
⊱Emily Dickinson
I continue to gain a deeper understanding
An Inaugural Gala
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
The past two days have been packed with events celebrating the inauguration of the newly elected Governor Sebastian L. Anefal, and the new Yap State Legislature. Delegates from all over the world, including ambassadors, senators, and even presidents of other countries, have been parading around
Shark-Bait
Saturday, January 6, 2007
What was the two-note theme song, composed by John Williams for a 1975 Stephen Spielberg action/adventure/thriller movie? If you said “Jaws,” you are correct. And that was the very song that was playing in my head as I went on my first shark-feed dive yesterday.
I have been blessed in getting
Eggnog Was a Baaaaaaad Idea
Thursday, December 28, 2006
For our holiday celebrations, we decided to go low key. There are only five volunteers on the island over Christmas (me and four girls) and we are all easily entertained.
After a couple of days of preliminary celebrations, we observed Christmas on the 26th. We opened gifts, shared family
Auld Lang Syne
Friday, December 22, 2006
“Auld Lang Syne,” a Scottish phrase made popular by the traditional New Year’s Eve song by the same title, basically means times long past and is used to refer to the year through which we have just come, in a way turning the page to begin a new chapter in which we shall write new memories.
It’s
Welcome to my blog: I invite you to share in the day-to-day experiences and thoughts that make me “ME.”
My Blog
Name: Shawn Pendergrass
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Birthday: March 22nd
Status: Single
Hometown: Morganton, NC
Random Quote: “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”
~Mother Teresa
Favorite Authors: William Sloane Coffin, C.S.Lewis, Kahlil Gibran, M.Scott Peck, Pablo Neruda, Henry David Thoreau, Brian McLaren, among many, many others.
Favorite Movies: Dead Poet’s Society, Fight Club, X-Men, Life is Beautiful, Amelie, Moulin Rouge, Il Postino, Beautiful Sunshine of a Spotless Mind.
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