Interview with Julia Anne Platt, October 16, 2021

Project: Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Julia Anne Platt served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia from 2006-2008 in Agriculture, Education and Health programs. Following college, she had worked for about four years as a graphic designer when she applied to the Peace Corps. She was accepted for a Rural Aquaculture Promotion Program. Her cohort of approximately 60 volunteers received language, technical, and cultural training in Mwekera, Kitwe. Her first site, where she worked for six months, was the small village of Kapatamoyo. However, growing personal security concerns in this location led to Peace Corps relocating her to Fisheni. In Fisheni, Julia promoted the construction of around 20 fish farms, taught English, and held classes in HIV education. She also raised funds for, and oversaw the construction of boys’ and girls’ dormitories for the Madzimoyo Boarding School. Following her completion of service in Zambia, Julia taught English for several years in South Korea, and then returned to the U.S. to pursue a career in nursing, a decision that was a direct result of her Peace Corps service.

Interview Accession

2021oh0892_pcrv0420

Interviewee Name

Julia Anne Platt

Interviewer Name

David W. Schodt

Interview Date

2021-10-16

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Platt, Julia Anne Interview by David W. Schodt. 16 Oct. 2021. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Platt, J.A. (2021, October 16). Interview by D. W. Schodt. Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Platt, Julia Anne, interview by David W. Schodt. October 16, 2021, 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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