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Africa

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Independence Day
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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Country Cloth
Christie Pearson-Musa Sierra Leone 1981–1983 People in modern societies take for granted the clothes they wear since clothing is usually made...
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To know Africa you must know its proverbs
Proverbs Shaped My Life
Angene Wilson Liberia 1962–64 I began my education in African proverbs when my husband and I taught 6-12 English and History at...
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A Famous Wood Carver
Steve & Lois Hirst Liberia 1962–1964 While watching him work on those pensive afternoons, I learned that Dru came from a family of carvers...
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No One Dared
Cynthia Tse Kimberlin Eritrea 1962–1964 I was a member of the first Peace Corps group to Ethiopia and the first American woman of Chinese...
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Thumb Piano
Betty Hiebert Lesotho 1993–1995 I had planned to travel after retiring from my long career in elementary education, and at age 63, I...
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Asia

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EASTERN EUROPE AND
CENTRAL ASIA

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LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

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Bargaining in Ayacucho
Evelyn Kohl LaTorre Peru 1964–1966 Two months before the end of our Peace Corps assignment in Abancay, Peru, my roommate Marie and...
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Ruana Colombiana
Kay Dixon Colombia 1962–1964 When President Kennedy asked, “What can you do for your country?” I wrote a letter volunteering for...
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NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

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PACIFIC ISLANDS

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