May 2013
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Peace Corps Announces New Service Opportunity for...
We’re proud to announce that we will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as Volunteers overseas! Same-sex couples may begin the application process starting Monday, June 3. 
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April 2013
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Apr 30th
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Apr 29th
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The White House, Tumbling Things
whitehouse: We see some great things here at the White House every day, and sharing that stuff with you is one of the best parts of our jobs. That’s why we’re launching a Tumblr. We’ll post things like the best quotes from President Obama, or video of young scientists visiting the White House for the science fair, or photos of adorable moments with Bo. We’ve got some wonky charts, too. Because...
Apr 27th
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malawhee: I taught my Form One’s their first geography lesson today. I’m not sure if they learned geography in primary school, so maybe it was their first geography lesson ever. To start, I had them draw a map of the world in their exercise books. The results were… interesting. Haha. I mean, they don’t see images constantly like kids growing up in America do… they don’t watch TV, they have...
Apr 26th
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Apr 22nd
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Building a Library and Helping a Village: The... →
As a librarian, I was particularly tickled to hear about Peace Corps Volunteer Karri Stout’s endeavor to establish a library at a school in a small African village in Tanzania. Education and access to information are important developmental tools everywhere in the world. Of course, this young lady wasn’t just thinking of a standard library, but a bilingual library that would serve...
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University of Alaska Fairbanks: SNRAS student gets... →
uafairbanks: Celia Jackson, 26, is a self-professed “volunteer junkie.” The UAF School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences Master’s International student has just received her Peace Corps assignment to Ghana and could not be more excited and pleased. “It’s going to be amazing,” Jackson said. …
Apr 14th
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Apr 12th
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Apr 9th
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March 2013
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Mar 31st
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