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FIRST DAY AS A PEACE CORPS TRAINEE

Last night all thirty-five of us arrived in Lima to a very friendly staff greeting us and helping us through...

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The final product of the World Map. And I thought my shower curtain map was cool…

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This past weekend there was a cross cultural festival in the nearby town, Kriva Palanka. Bulgaria and Macedonia partnered up to present differences...

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Day 348: June 10, 2013

Photo: The new books in our library!

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My beautiful and brave cousin has arrived safely in Togo, Africa!
I received the official email just a few minutes ago from the Peace Corps! They...

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Posts tagged John F. Kennedy

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August 28, 2011

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s historic Rose Garden send-off to the first group of Volunteers to leave for service in Tanganyika (now Tanzania) and Ghana in Africa. We are happy to have this archival footage of his remarks.

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August 8, 2011

Photo by Amy Donnelly, Boston Red Sox

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Joe Kennedy III (Dominican Republic, 2004-2006), whose great uncle President John F. Kennedy founded the Peace Corps in 1961, throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Boston Red Sox/Cleveland Indians game on Friday, August 4.

(Source: photo.amyedonnelly.com)

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July 7, 2011

A public service message from President John F. Kennedy in the oval office to help recruit Peace Corps Volunteers in the early 1960s.

(Thanks, ourpresidents, for the nice shout out! This one’s for you.)

(Source: youtube.com)

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