Archive for Peace Corps News

Vanuatu - Not a single luxury

April 10th, 2005 by Jason Pearce.

Vanuatu Online - Port Vila,Vanuatu Despite having no lights, no phone, no motor cars, Lucas Merrigan, of Paul, is finding life on a remote island in the South Pacific very satisfying. …

64 Volunteers Sworn in Uzbekistan

April 6th, 2005 by Jason Pearce.

UzReport.com - Tashkent,Uzbekistan Volunteers completed 11-week orientation programme. The programme envisaged their learning of either Uzbek or Russian language, familiarisation with Uzbek culture and traditions, and technical training. …

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 [...]

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. …

Alanson native headed for Peace Corps

March 30th, 2005 by Jason Pearce.

Petoskey News-Review - Petoskey,MI,USA Jenny Zeisler, a 1998 Littlefield High School graduate, expects to leave for Peace Corps service in Armenia on June 3. Following three months of language and job training in that country, she’ll work for two years as an adviser for one or more nongovernmental, or nonprofit, organizations. Zeisler will assist with needs [...]