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  Caitlin Dickson, June 19, 2020

  Dickson discusses her brief time working with youth in and out of school in Nukutcia, Fiji. She talks about her training, living conditions, and her early…
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  Madeline Radkey Kellner, June…

  Madeline Kellner was a Peace Corps Response Volunteer in women's leadership in Peru with her husband Clint from January 2020 - March 2020. They had originally…
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  Violet Esipila, June 15, 2020

  Violet Esipila describes her original Peace Corps experience, from her and her family's reaction to her joining, through training and her 2 years at a small…
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  Earvin Casciano, July 22, 2020

  Earvin Casciano served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Fiji from August 2018 through March 2020, working in the Youth Development Sector. Earvin was born in…
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  Kristina "Nina" Boe, July 20,…

  Kristina "Nina" Boe was a Peace Corps volunteer in North Macedonia from December 2018 until she was evacuated in March 2020 due to COVID-19. Boe had a history…
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  Athanasios "Tommy" Kolovos,…

  Athanasios "Tommy" Kolovos served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Madagascar from September 2019 through March 2020, in the education program as an English…
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  Susan Boohaker, July 27, 2020

  Susan Boohaker served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal from September 2018 to March 2020. Her parents worked for Foreign Service. She lived in eight…
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  Kenney Tran, July 23, 2020

  Kenney Tran served as a Peace Corps volunteer in in a Community Economic Development program in Salamina Magdalena, Colombia from July 2018 until March 2020,…
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  Katie McAndrew, July 28, 2020

  Katie McAndrew served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia from February 2018 through March 2020. Katie first heard about Peace Corps while in college at…
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  Rachael Rosenberg, July 30,…

  Rachael Rosenberg served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Georgia from April 2018 to March 2020 when she was evacuated because of the COVID-19 pandemic. She joined…
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  Leora Kurtzer, July 31, 2020

  Leora Kurtzer served as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English in Southwest China from April 2018 to February 2020 when she was evacuated because of the…
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  Chikamso Chukwu, July 29, 2020

  Chikamso Chukwu served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Timor-Leste from October 2018 until she was evacuated because of COVID-19 in March 2020. She taught English…
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  Iliana Hernandez, July 30,…

  Iliana Hernandez was a Peace Corps Volunteer in North Macedonia from September 2018 until she was evacuated in March 2020 due to COVID-19. She has a history of…
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  Hallie Jane Brown, August 1,…

  Hallie Brown served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Republic of The Gambia from October 2018 through March 2020, in the Health Program. Brown first heard of Peace…
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  William "Will" Arrington,…

  William "Will" Arrington served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Armenia from March 2019 to March 2020 when he was evacuated because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He…
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  Lanieta Budi, July 3, 2020

  Lanieta Budi served in Republic of The Gambia from October 2018 - March 2020. Budi is from Glen Allen, Virginia. She studied political science and chemistry at…
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  Annabelle Vanderwerf, August…

  Annabelle Vanderwerf served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Lesotho from September 2019 to March 2020 when she was evacuated due to COVID-19. Annabelle first…
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  Emily Ruhm, August 5, 2020

  Emily Ruhm served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal from September 2019 until she was evacuated because of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. She…
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  Megan McDonell, August 3, 2020

  Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) Megan McDonell served as a Youth Development Specialist in Morocco from September 2019 - March 2020 when she was evacuated…
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  Hana Admassu, August 9, 2020

  Hana Admassu was born in Ethiopia and immigrated to the United States at age 18. She served as a Peace Corps Youth Development and Response Volunteer in Ukraine…
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  Eli Wittum, August 12, 2020

  Eli Wittum grew up in a multi-generational military family. After working as an environment technician, he decided to apply to various military services and…
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  Matthew Skros, August 12, 2020

  Matthew Skros served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Albania from January 2020 to March 2020, when he was evacuated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Matthew was…
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  Russell Bucher, August 9, 2020

  Russell "Wolfgang" Bucher served in Ecuador from 2017 to 2020. He served as a Youth Development Volunteer as well as a Volunteer Leader. During the evacuation,…
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  J'Ana Diamond, August 14, 2020

  J’Ana Diamond served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in China from June 2019 to February 2020, in the Education Program. She was accepted on her third application,…
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  Sophie Mills, August 17, 2020

  Sophie Mills earned a B.A. in political science from Davidson University. She was interested in 21st century global challenges, e.g. climate change and the need…
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  Emmery Brakke, August 7, 2020

  Emmery Brakke is an evacuated Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Ukraine from September 2017 until she was evacuated in March 2020 due to COVID-19. She worked…
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  Tristan Menachof, August 19,…

  Tristan Menachof's family focused on “giving back” and understanding diversity. He saw Peace Corps as an opportunity to fulfill those values. He studied…
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  David Park, August 19, 2020

  David Park was born in South Korea. His grandfather was a politician. He went to College of William & Mary for a B.A. in government. He received his first…
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  Jacob Argue, August 20, 2020

  Jacob Argue’s family valued “giving back.” Looking for opportunities, he learned about Peace Corps through research as being high impact/soft power. He received…
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  Rosa Johnson, August 20, 2020

  Rosa Johnson knew of Peace Corps from a cousin and from professors. She went to George Washington University for a B.A. in International Relations. She received…
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  Nicholas Konstantine Flessas,…

  Nicholas Konstantine Flessas completed Peace Corps training for service in a health program in Ghana and was sworn in as a volunteer in March 2020 just before…
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  Jerome Siangco, August 21,…

  Jerome Siangco served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in China from June 2019 to February 2020, in the Education Program. While studying Asian Studies in college,…
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  Lindsey Calhoun, August 22,…

  Lindsey Calhoun graduated from the University of South Carolina Aiken with a degree in Early Childhood Education. She taught Chinese children English online…
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  Whitney Brown, August 14, 2020

  This is the first of two interviews conducted with Whitney Brown for the Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Oral History Project. [Part two available here]…
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  Claire Gracia, August 17, 2020

  Claire Gracia was raised in a bi-cultural family. She earned a degree in global studies and Spanish from Bryant University. She had experience in youth…
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  Whitney Brown, August 20, 2020

  This is the second of two interviews conducted with Whitney Brown for the Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Oral History Project. [Part one available here]…
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  Emma Luu Van Lang, August 25,…

  Emma Luu Van Lang served as a Peace Corps volunteer assigned to Kédougou, Senegal from February 2018 until she was evacuated because of COVID-19 in March 2020.…
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  Dylan Hallsmith, August 26,…

  Dylan Hallsmith served in Botswana from July 2019 to March 2020 when he was evacuated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His parents worked in higher education and…
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  Steven Williams, August 26,…

  Steven Williams learned self-motivation through his education in Montessori schools. He learned of Peace Corps through studies of conflict analysis and dispute…
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  Katherine Brochu, August 13,…

  Katherine Brochu served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Armenia in the Education Program from March 2019 to March 2020. She learned about Peace Corps at a…
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  Jesse Fowler, August 28, 2020

  Jesse Fowler was a Peace Corps volunteer in Mexico. He entered into duty in June 2019, was sworn in in August 2019, and was evacuated in March 2020 due to…
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  DeVo'n Espinoza, August 30,…

  DeVo’n Espinoza was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guinea from 2017-2019 as a public health volunteer, and a community health Response Volunteer in Liberia from…
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  Adam Greenberg, September 4,…

  Adam Greenberg was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia from 2018-2020 as a Rural Aquaculture Promotion Extension Agent. The Zambian government asked Peace Corps…
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  Katie Todd, September 4, 2020

  Katie Todd served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Benin from June 2019 to March 2020 when she was evacuated due to COVID-19. She served as an Agricultural and…
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  Ellis Owens, September 9, 2020

  Ellis Owens served as a Peace Corps volunteer in an agriculture/forestry program in Senegal from September 2019 until he was evacuated in March 2020 because of…
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  Margaret Ann "Maggie" Jarry,…

  Margaret Ann "Maggie" Jarry just finished her training and hoped to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Likpe Kukuratumi, Ghana when they were suddenly…
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  David Wilcox, September 5,…

  David Wilcox had an art degree, but he didn’t think it would qualify him for the Peace Corps. So, he went to City College of New York for another degree in…
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  Victoria Kaytlan…

  Victoria Kaytlan Filimoehala-Egan served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Fiji from 2019 to 2020 in the Youth in Development Program. She was evacuated in March…
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  Avriel Glass, September 24,…

  Avriel Glass served as a Peace Corps volunteer in an education program in Indonesia from September 2019 to March 2020 when she was evacuated because of Covid…
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  Montfort Cassell, September…

  Montfort Cassell was born in Sierra Leone during the civil war before coming to the United States. He attended Montgomery Community College for two years and…
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  Kathryn Hermanowski, September…

  Kathryn Hermanowski served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the health sector in Primero de Marzo in Cordillera, Paraguay from April 2019 to March 2020, at which…
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  Marco Moreno, November 11,…

  Marco Moreno served as a Peace Corps volunteer in an education program in Samoa from October 6, 2019 until March 18, 2020 when all volunteers worldwide were…
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  Brittany Nickerson, February…

  Brittany Nickerson served as a Peace Corps Volunteer together with her husband in China from 2018 until the program was closed and they were evacuated because…
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  Hugh McIvor, August 17, 2020

  In his mid-50s, Hugh McIvor became a Peace Corps Volunteer in 2018. McIvor was assigned to a village of about 400 people in Costa Rica, close to Panama. As a…
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  Donna Marie, April 7, 2021

  Donna Marie grew up in a family dedicated to community service. She graduated from Northern New Mexico College with a degree in eco-psychology and indigenous…
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  Jessica Puyo, March 28, 2021

  Jessica Puyo served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Samoa, from September 2018 to March 2020, in the Education Program. Puyo’s preference was for a country in…
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  Judith "Judy" Jones, December…

  Judith "Judy" Jones served in Belize as a Response Volunteer from 2019-2020. She served as an educator with a focus on literacy. Jones’s experience is one of…
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  Willow Pastard, April 25, 2021

  Willow Pastard served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal, from 2018 to 2020, in the Health Program. She was evacuated in March 2020 due to the COVID-19…
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  Hannah Rogers, May 12, 2021

  Hannah Rogers served in China from 2018 to 2020 as an English teacher and was evacuated February of 2020 due to COVID-19. Her site placement was at Lanzhou…
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  Brian Dugas, May 20, 2021

  Brian Dugas served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tanzania from 2018 to 2020. Prior to Peace Corps, Brian had a career in education and law enforcement and he…
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  Isabel Gross, May 28, 2021

  Isabel Gross served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala from 2018 to 2020 in the Rural Extension Project. Gross met many Returned Peace Corps Volunteers…
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  Kiera Eckhardt, June 2, 2021

  Kiera Eckhardt served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador from January to March 2020. She was trained in language and culture in Tumbaco. Eckhardt was…
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  Feruza Ghias, June 12, 2021

  Feruza Ghias served as an education sector Peace Corps Volunteer in North Macedonia from 2017 to 2020 when she was evacuated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior…
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  Hedy Pajonk, May 22, 2021

  Hedy Pajonk served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana from 2017 to 2020. Prior to Peace Corps, Hedy had a career in accounting and real estate. She is a…
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  Caitlin Rampy, July 17, 2021

  Caitlin Rampy served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in North Macedonia from 2017 to 2020. Prior to Peace Corps, Caitlin was a special needs Teaching Assistant -…
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  Brittany Bates, August 15,…

  Brittany Bates served in the Dominican Republic, 2018-2020, in Education, until her term was cut short by the Peace Corps’COVID-19 evacuation order in March…
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  Elizabeth Reardon, September…

  Elizabeth Reardon served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic from 2018-2020 in an Education program. She applied to Peace Corps while a senior…
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  Natalia Joseph, October 7,…

  Natalia Joseph was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine from 2019 to 2020. As an Education volunteer, she worked as an EFL teacher in a multicultural town located…
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  Clinton "Clint" Kellner,…

  Clinton (Clint) Kellner served with his wife Madeline as a response volunteer in Iquitos, Peru from late January, 2020 to March, 2020, when they were evacuated…
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  Jakob Leichtman, November 4,…

  Jakob Leichtman, an evacuated volunteer from Ecuador 2020, was in his final weeks of training as an English teacher with the TEFL program when he was evacuated…
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  Carole Anne Reid, September…

  Carole Anne Reid served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Moldova from 2016 to 2018, and then in Eswatini from 2018 to 2020. Prior to Peace Corps, Anne was founder…
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  Lucila Maria Valenzuela,…

  Lucila Valenzuela served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mozambique, in 2019 and 2020, in the Health Program. Lucila, a U.S. citizen, was raised in Matamoros…
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  Madison Garraus, March 14,…

  Madison Garraus was born and raised in Sarasota, Florida. She graduated from Florida State University with a degree in international affairs and real estate.…
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  Alexandra "Alex" Nash, August…

  Alex Nash (she/her/hers) served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jamaica from 2018 to 2020 in the Education sector. Alex’s father was a PCV in the Philippines and…
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  Charles John St. Pierre, July…

  Charles St. Pierre served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Albania, from January 2019 through March 2020, in the Education Program. Charlie had an interest in…
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  Andrew Steven Messecar, April…

  Andrew Messecar served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia from 2018-2020, until his evacuation due to the COVID–19 pandemic. He discusses joining the Peace…