Interview with Alan Robock, May 10, 2021

Interview Summary

Alan Robock opposed the Vietnam War and sought to avoid the military draft. While exploring his options, Peace Corps offered him the chance to go to the Philippines. He accepted. Robock had just received his B.A. in meteorology from the University of Wisconsin. After 3 months’ training in Brattleboro, Vermont and Spofford Lake, New Hampshire, Robock arrived in the Philippines where his assignment was to teach teachers in fishery vocational schools how to teach meteorology, weather being key to both ocean fishing and fish pond management. He taught classes in Zamboanga for 6 months; thereafter, in Manila, he organized a national fishery meteorology workshop, and then traveled to different schools around the country to work with teachers on the updated course. He called Peace Corps a fabulous, meaningful experience along the road of his commitment to world peace and the avoidance of nuclear war.

Interview Keyword

Philippines (Country of service) 1970-1972 (Date of service) Peace Corps Volunteer Job: Education Bali, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Singapore Hong Kong Peace Corps (U.S.)--1970-1980 Vietnam War English (Language) Tagalog (Language) Language training Diversity in the Peace Corps

Interview LC Subject

Peace Corps (U.S.) Peace Corps (U.S.)--Philippines Philippines 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 Volunteers

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