11 Apr Meet Blogging Abroad’s Volunteer Team!

As Blogging Abroad continues to reach more bloggers with our online programs and tools, our community has grown and so have the needs. We feel extremely blessed to connect with some incredibly talented and dedicated people around the world who have offered to lend a hand with our projects.

Today we’re excited to introduce you to a few of the new members in our global volunteer team! It’s an honor to have these folks on board.

Christine Bedenis

Christine is an Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Thailand ’13-’15) who loves hiking and backpacking, traveling, and learning. As a former Peace Corps Blog It Home winner, she contributes her expertise to Blogging Abroad as an advisor and guest writer.

Christine’s Blog: https://christinebedenis.wordpress.com/

Hometown: Detroit, Michigan.
Currently: Ghana
Instagram and Twitter: @noon_thirty

Cat Richardson

Cat is in her last year as a Community & Organizational Development Volunteer with the Peace Corps in Moldova. She loves “reading with a big cup of coffee, documenting my entire life in journals, and loving everyone I know as fiercely as possible.”  Cat has been getting in touch with other Peace Corps bloggers to spread the word about Blogging Abroad.

Cat’s Blog: http://winingwhining.blogspot.com/

Hometown: Colonial Heights, Virginia
Currently: Moldova
Instagram: @cattackkk

Samantha Wisneski

Sam is a soon-to-be Peace Corps Trainee, assigned to Secondary Education English in Mongolia. She loves contemporary art and art history, nature and outdoor recreation, and is passionate about food systems and the environment. Sam has helped us craft a social media strategy and bring more life to Blogging Abroad’s community on Instagram.

Sam’s Blog: http://minnesotatomongolia.com/

Hometown: South St. Paul, Minnesota
Departing for: Mongolia, May 27
Instagram: @minnesnomad
Snapchat: sjwizx

Elizabeth Erickson

Elizabeth is finishing up as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Education sector in Madagascar. She loves reading non-fiction, running, practicing yoga, and volunteering. Elizabeth is helping to keep the Blogging Abroad twitter account active and growing.

Elizabeth’s Blog: http://minnetomada.blogspot.com/

Hometown: Waukesha, WI
Currently: Madagascar
Instagram and Twitter: @bibbite

Kara Sparling

Kara is a Teaching English Leadership and Life Skills Volunteer with Peace Corps Panama. Her passions are reading, technical theater, and peace studies. Kara creates many of the Featured Blogs profile pages for our site.

Kara’s Blog: http://karainpanama.blogspot.com/

Hometown: Long Island, NY
Currently: Panama

These ladies are actually not the only ones chipping in. We’ve heard from several others who are just getting started sharing their time and skills with us, and we hope to introduce them to you soon as well. The map below shows where we’re all located:

If you connect with our mission – bridging culture through blogging (and social media) – and you’re interested in contributing in some way, don’t hesitate to e-mail Michelle at hello@bloggingabroad.org.