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John Rude
Ethiopia 1962–1964
In 1964, when it came time to return to the U.S. from Ethiopia, I felt that at least one souvenir should…
Alice Impraim
Namibia 2011–2013
My eyes floated towards the display of baskets on the table during my walk through at the Rundu open…
Courtney Arnold
Ethiopia 1964–1966
We entered our mountain town in oromiya one evening as part of Peace Corps’ third wave of 300…
Paul Jurmo
The Gambia 1976–79
When I came home, she was there – waiting for me. If I let her, she would nibble on my neck while….
Teena Curry
Madagascar 2010–2013
Has this ever happened to you? You upload a photo or description of a special moment to Facebook…
Marla Bush
Chad 1968–1970
I was probably one of the few Peace Corps Volunteers who ever requested Chad, not knowing it was…
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Bernice L. Haner
Nepal 1991–1993
After raising six children and working multiple jobs, it was finally time to retire. I put my retirement…
Craig M. Chavis, Jr.
Peru 2014–2016
Land of the free and home of the brave,
Built on the backs of others – the poor and the enslaved…
Jon Kohl
Costa Rica 1993–1995
Who would have thought that a crazy-eyed humanoid creature that lived in Costa Rica’s largest landfill…
Mal Warwick
Ecuador 1965–1969
What I remember best about Lucho Jerez was his laugh. A giggle, really. And there he was on his new…
Earl Kessler
Colombia 1965–1968
IN MY THIRD YEAR IN COLOMBIA, I joined the Oficina de Tugurios, the Slum Rehabilitation Office in…
Cathie Maclin Boyles
Colombia 1975–1979
I spent almost five years in Colombia working as a nurse. During my first year, I worked in a…
Diane Hibino
Bolivia 1967–1970 PC Staff Bolivia 1991–1996
The Aymara women came down from the cool highlands of the Altiplano of Bolivia. They came because…
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– President John F. Kennedy, March 1, 1961
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