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That Teacher With the Wild Kids
Janet Matts Kenya 1977-79 I was lucky to be one of three volunteers asked to start the first school for children with special needs in...
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Healthy Jingles
Jack Allison Malawi, 1966-69 The first time I heard myself singing on Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, I almost fell out of the...
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The Devil’s Dance
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...
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African Charm
Michael Varga Chad 1977–1979 Some villagers brought medications with instructions in English, Russian, French or German. They ....
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Balzac’s Saddle
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 ...
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The Lion and the Hat
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 ...
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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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  • HONDURAS
  • PARAGUAY
  • PERU
  • ST. LUCIA
Poverty and Music
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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American Immigrant
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 ...
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Trash Transformed My Life
Jon Kohl Costa Rica 1993–1995 Who would have thought that a crazy-eyed humanoid creature that lived in Costa Rica’s largest landfill...
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Lucho Jerez
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...
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Learning to Listen
Earl Kessler Colombia 1965–1968 IN MY THIRD YEAR IN COLOMBIA, I joined the Oficina de Tugurios, the Slum Rehabilitation Office in...
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La Norteamericana
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...
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NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

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PACIFIC ISLANDS

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