Interview with Laurel Maxwell, August 9, 2023
Project: Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project
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Laurel Maxwell grew up in Santa Cruz, California. She studied Special Education and Spanish in college. Her site was Santiago, Dominican Republic; she was assigned to work with a local university, but she also found other projects to work on. She provided support to a school for special needs students. Her group of PCVs had cell phones. Laurel found her transition back to the US to be abrupt and jarring. Looking back, she said her service taught her the importance of community and gave her the confidence to accomplish anything.Interview Accession
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Maxwell, Laurel Interview by Lindsey McKay Ibanez. 09 Aug. 2023. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Maxwell, L. (2023, August 09). Interview by L. M. Ibanez. Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Maxwell, Laurel, interview by Lindsey McKay Ibanez. August 09, 2023, Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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