Everybody else is doing it.

I'm going to hop on the bandwagon. A lot of Peace Corps bloggers do this post, so far be it from me to break the mold. Here we go. . .

Books I’ve read (that I remember) since I’ve been in Panama (in no particular order):

Dreams of My Father—Barack Obama

The Mismeasure of Man—Stephen Jay Gould

The Fountainhead—Ayn Rand

Game of Thrones—George R.R. Martin

Clash of Kings—George R.R. Martin

Hunger Games—Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire—Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay—Suzanne Collins

Angeles del Olvido--?? (I forgot)

David and Goliath—Malcolm Gladwell

The Tipping Point—Malcolm Gladwell

Outliers—Malcolm Gladwell

Lean In—Sheryl Samberg

Life of Pi—Yann Martel

Crime and Punishment—Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Orange is the New Black—Piper Kerman

My Horizontal Life—Chelsea Handler

The Fault in Our Stars—John Green

Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me—Chelsea Handler & Friends

The Poisonwood Bible—Barbara Kingsolver

The Alchemist—Paulo Coelho

Ishmael—Daniel Quinn

Infidel—Ayaan Hirsi Ali

The Defining Decade—Meg Jay
The Glass Castle—Jeannette Walls
The Time Traveler’s Wife—Audrey Niffenegger
The Great Train Robbery—Michael Crichton

Uhh. . .that’s all I can remember for now. If you want to know more about any of these books or about my opinions on them, hit me up!

Artists I’ve listened to a lot of during Peace Corps (in no particular order):

Bruno Mars

Mariah Carey

Whitney Houston

Ariana Grande

One Direction

Taylor Swift

Rihanna

Beyonce

Maxwell

Justin Timberlake

J. Cole

Miguel

Chris Brown

John Mayer

Kesha

Amy Winehouse

Allen Stone

Eric Hutchinson

Christina Aguilera

Adele

Prince Royce (willingly or unwillingly)

Joss Stone

Paramore

Pharrell

Bad Rabbits

Jesse McCartney

Michael Jackson

Carrie Underwood

Maxwell

Jay-Z

Usher

Eric Benét

Alicia Keys

Destiny’s Child

. . .that’s all I can think of right now. If you want my opinions on any of these artists, just ask me, cuz my personal opinions are pretty well-formed about the body of work of almost all these artists.

Ok, kiddos. Amor y paz!