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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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June 17, 2013

Secretary Kerry: Peace Corps “The Best Use of Citizenship”

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Secretary of State John Kerry took a break from meetings last week at the Organization of American States General Assembly in Antigua, Guatemala, to swear in the first group of Peace Corps volunteers of his tenure.

During an intimate gathering before he addressed the staff of Embassy Guatemala City, the Secretary chatted with the incoming class of Guatemala Response volunteers. MORE

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February 3, 2012

While walking in Jozani Forest, Zanzibar in April 2011, I was able to capture many photos of these Old World monkeys, yet this was the only one who did not seem frightened as I approached.

Peace Corps Agriculture Volunteer Chuck Cascio

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July 12, 2011

Safe travel to all the participants who came so far to share their cultures with us at the 2011 Smithsonian Folkife Festival! It was an honor to work with all of them over the last two weeks.

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Filed under Africa Belize Botswana Georgia Ghana Guatemala Honduras Jamaica Kenya Kyrgyzstan Mali Morocco Peace Corps Peru Philippines Smithsonian Folklife Festival Tonga Zambia travel Ukraine

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July 8, 2011

New Peace Corps Volunteers travel from training to their new homes

Zambia - 2007

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