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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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African Sunset

Frank Mitchell
Tanzania 1961-1964

was ready to leave my magical, down-to-earth home at Bwiru Boys’ Secondary School, near Lake…

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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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