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Jack Allison
Malawi, 1966-69
The first time I heard myself singing on Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, I almost fell out of the…
Michael Colombo
Sierra Leone 1969–1970
After two months of training we were deemed ready to head out to our appointed villages and set the…
Michael Varga
Chad 1977–1979
Some villagers brought medications with instructions in English, Russian, French or German. They ….
John P. Hutchison
Chad 1966–1968
When I arrived for training at San Francisco State University in 1966, I was already fluent in French. I was ….
Jeanne D’Haem
Somalia 1968–1970
The hat is just a bunch of little burrs stuck together with a fluffy black feather on the bill, but it does stay…
Ann Sulkovsky
Niger – 1981-1983
In early 1980, a desire to explore the world and experience a very different culture beckoned me. The…
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Rebecca Madden-Sturges
The Republic of Georgia 2005–2007
Within a few weeks after I arrived in Sagarejo in September of 2005, I began to feel very much at home.
Lex Rieffel
India 1965–1967
My friends in ghaziabad, an industrial suburb of New Delhi, were too “modern” to smoke hookahs, but when…
Lily Loh
Slovakia, 1997-1999
I love costume parties! But when my husband George and I were invited to a costume party in our town…
Joanne Omang
Turkey 1964–1966
Growing up as a navy brat, moving constantly, I fancied myself endlessly adaptable, easily making…
Bernice L. Haner
Nepal 1991–1993
After raising six children and working multiple jobs, it was finally time to retire. I put my retirement…
Rosemarie Ricks
Ecuador 1994–1996
In some ways, being a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador was less challenging for me than for most of…
Nicola Dino
Ecuador 1994–1997, Leaving Ecuador
The last day of service in my community—Juan Montalvo, Province of Carchi—was one of the most…
Deborah Manget
St. Lucia 1978–1979
Peace Corps sent me to St. Lucia, an island in the Caribbean, to teach home economics to middle school…
Catherine Blumhorst
Guatemala 1988–1991
Guatemala is a country full of iconic post-card images, from the smoking volcanos, to the colonial era…
Patricia Wand
Colombia 1963–1965
Perhaps the simplicity of the sandals, or the fibers in their composition, caught my eye. I remember…
Anne (Snell) Bluemel
Ecuador, 1976-1978
The Peace Corps sent me to Cayambe in the Sierra of Ecuador, a town between Quito and…
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