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Chincoteague

31 Aug 2016

My Love Affair with a House

Twenty-two years ago I spent my first weekend on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. I brought my bike and explored the island; I swam in the ocean; and, I ate locally raised flounder stuffed with crabmeat. Then I went back to my home in … Read More

Chincoteague, Chincoteague ponies, public auction
4 Feb 2015

My Chincoteague Retreat

      What’s the difference between a sabbatical and a respite?   Merely length of time.   I’m down at the Chincoteague house, the house that  Woody and I renovated in 2001, and from which we were returning to … Read More

At Home on the Kazakh Steppe, Blogging, Chincoteague, Chincoteague Island, Janet Givens author, social media, writers' retreat
16 Oct 2013

The Application Process, Part I

    “Flexibility, patience, and a sense of humor characterize the successful Peace Corps volunteer,” or PCV, as the recruiter actually said, using the acronym that would soon became part of our everyday vocabulary. He may have been referring to … Read More

Chincoteague, Janet Givens author, Kazakhstan, Letting go, Peace Corps
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LEAPFROG: How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era

“Janet’s LEAPFROG describes— in an accessible and fun way— the nuts and bolts of how to have a civil conversation…”

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At Home on the Kazakh Steppe:A Peace Corps Memoir

Praise from Kirkus Review

“…she writes engagingly … a sharp-eyed journalist. A worthwhile read for anyone with an interest in humanitarian work.”

At Home on the Kazakh Steppe, A Peace Corps Memoir, by Janet Givens
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