Archive for April 4th, 2005

Bittersweet homecoming

April 4th, 2005 by Jason Pearce.

Oklahoma Daily – Norman,OK,USA Going home had never been so hard for Lisa Roberts, an Oklahoma University alum. Her friends threw a going away party and she promised she would come back in five years. However, Roberts said she felt like she was leaving home, rather than returning. “I was happy to be coming home to [...]

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Serving Peace Corps means making a difference

April 4th, 2005 by Jason Pearce.

The Delaware County Times – Chester,PA,USA I live in a small pueblo in Bolivia. My house has running water but no shower so we bathe via buckets. I consider myself lucky, though, as some of my friends only have water for a few hours a day, if that. …

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