Archive for South Africa

Here to Help

July 21st, 2006 by peacecorpskate.

Hello. My name is Katy and I’m a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who served in South Africa from 2003 to 2005. While there, I lived in a rural community and worked as a teacher trainer for three primary schools. I developed two school libraries, coordinated a girl leadership/HIV awareness camp, and conducted educational [...]

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Out of the Blue

June 13th, 2006 by careberg in South Africa.

In a matter of weeks, my life, as I have known it for 61 years, will drastically change.  On July 24th, I will begin my 27-months with the Peace Corps serving in South Africa.  This realization came to me for the first time 2 days ago – I began to cry.  At first, I didn’t [...]

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