Archive for April 8th, 2002

Guyana Photos

April 8th, 2002 by Jason Pearce.

If you are interested in seeing some photos of Guyana and its people, consider visiting this site. These photos were taken by Peace Corps Volunteers in 1999.

Invitation Uncertainties

April 8th, 2002 by Jason Pearce.

Last week I posted a comment about how many uncertainties that new Peace Corps volunteers have upon accepting their invitation to serve. Most of us have only a vague understanding of our living conditions or what we will be doing. This email from Pam Kingpetcharat, the person who will be training me in Guyana, helps clear [...]

Meeting current and former volunteers

April 8th, 2002 by Jason Pearce.

With every adventure comes at least one “Small World” experience. I just didn’t expect to find it so quickly with the Peace Corps. But so far, I’ve had two. The first Small World experience happened during my decision-making process in regards to accepting the Peace Corps’ invitiation for me to join. Upon receiving the initiation, I [...]

Emailing Current Guyana Volunteers

April 8th, 2002 by Jason Pearce.

In the last few weeks, I have been exchanging some entertaining and informative emails with current Peace Corps volunteers who are stationed in Guyana and one new volunteer who will be arriving with me in June. While some of these emails are long, I wanted to share them with you all. I have made some corrections [...]