Hey everyone! In case you’ve not opened Facebook in the past few days and heard the news, I was named a finalist in the 2016 Peace Corps Blog It Home blogging contest! That means that out of over 300 blogs that were submitted to the contest, I’m in the top 20! In the entire Peace Corps!
Now, if you haven’t voted… it’s as easy as clicking the LIKE button (the thumbs up) at the bottom of this photo:
. ^^^^ Click that thumbs up right there! When it turns BLUE, it means that your vote registered!
If you can’t get the thumbs-up there to work, then you can click here, and like the photo at the original page on Facebook.
I’d also love it if you could share the photo to your friends with the voting instructions to get the word out! Every last vote makes a difference – the difference between DC and not is less than 100 votes!
I also need to recognize the incredible contributions of so many people who have been spreading the word and voting for my blog. In no particular order:
- All my friends from across the US who have shared my photo more than 200 times
- My fellow volunteers in Kyrgyzstan
- Friends, colleagues, and others also here in Kyrgyzstan
- The Kyrgyz expat communities in the US and UK
- My extended skating family of skaters, officials, and amazingly supportive parents
- Peace Corps Volunteers who campaigned for me and spread the word in…
- Armenia
- Albania
- Belize
- China
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Indonesia
- Jamaica
- Macedonia
- South Africa
- Ukraine
- Zambia
- And other countries that I may not have heard about!
- My friends in Turkey who have been sharing and voting
- So many others who have voted and shared
I am endlessly grateful for your support, kind notes, and your help in making this dream of mine a reality. I sincerely hope you’ve enjoyed reading my blog, and I hope you’ve been able to learn something new about this beautiful amazing country that I call home.
Thank you again for reading, following, and for your ongoing support. I’m really lucky to have you here with me!
-Mark