Interview with Linda Delk, June 2, 1996
Project: Peace Corps: The C. Edward Wardle Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Linda Delk discusses her time working in Honduras in the Peace Corps, including working in San Antonio de la Cuesta in community development and in La Ceiba in childcare and education. Delk discusses the training she experienced as preparation for the Peace Corps. She examines the acquisition of Spanish language skills, the rigorous physical training, and moving around different campuses and camps for training. Delk discusses her time in working in community development in San Antonio de la Cuesta, Honduras. Delk discusses her life and work in La Cieba working in childcare and education. She discusses the development of a kindergarten, mothers' clubs, and free lunch programs. She also talks about the friendship she created with other volunteers, including nurses, and struggling with Spanish and, therefore, interaction with locals. Delk discusses her childhood in Oldham County, Kentucky. Delk discusses the influence the Peace Corps has had on her life.Interview Accession
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Peace Corps (U.S.)--Honduras Peace Corps (U.S.) Honduras Acculturation Communication and culture Culture Culture shock Intercultural communication Interpersonal communication and culture Interpersonal relations Interpersonal relations and culture Language and culture Language and languages Lifestyles Manners and customs Voluntarism VolunteersInterview Rights
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Delk, Linda Interview by C. Edward Wardle. 02 Jun. 1996. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Delk, L. (1996, June 02). Interview by C. E. Wardle. Peace Corps: The C. Edward Wardle Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Delk, Linda, interview by C. Edward Wardle. June 02, 1996, Peace Corps: The C. Edward Wardle Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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