The Peace Corps is all about bringing people and cultures together in the spirit of friendship and understanding. Starting up an international pen pal program is one way of making that happen, so that’s exactly what Volunteer Aryn did!
“My kids were so excited, some of them even wrote two pages! 💕 Don’t worry, I will send a translation with each letter,” she says.
“Now, I’m not white or Asian or Filipino, I’m just another community member. It is a part of the natural transition that occurs through service. The more relationships I build, the more people I interact with, the less of a foreigner I become, and the more of me people see.”
Rwanda Volunteer Elaine’s Student English Committee has a visionary strategy in place to
help to lay the foundation of a transformational path for each of them—and their country.
“Hearing Kelly read and watching her write full sentences makes my heart flutter, knowing that only a year before, she was sitting in the back of a classroom pretending to write.”
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Dr. Remidene O.F. Aboko-Cole Diakité, Peace Corps Response Volunteer in the Eastern Caribbean
“This week, Peace Corps Kosovo Volunteer Wendy and her counterpart Vlora are teaching their first graders about what’s in their school bag. They’re learning the words eraser, sharpener, bag, pencil, pencil case, book, and notebook. They especially love the part of the lesson where they get to color!
Wendy and Vlora hope to put together an English language coloring book for the first grade level using material they’ve put together from last year and this school year.” (x)
