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Episode 22 - Michelle Obama and the Soviet YMCA 15:08

3+ y ago15:08

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There are many ways to learn about the local culture as a Peace Corps volunteer, but often the best lessons happen by accident rather than by design. In this episode we hear two stories out of the Ukraine, from Victoria Walker and Allison Miller, who made strong impressions on the locals, but maybe not for the reasons they would have chosen.…

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Episode 21 - Circus of Love 14:08

3+ y ago14:08

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Shawna Miller finds much more than love when the circus comes to her little Honduran town.New York City Peace Corps Association

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Episode 20 - The Mutt And The Machete 16:08

3+ y ago16:08

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Pets and animals tend to play outsize roles for Peace Corps Volunteers. As companions who, like us, don’t speak the local language, they can make the experience a lot easier. For Helen Alesbury, her dog was at the center of one of her most memorable moments in her time in El Salvador.New York City Peace Corps Association

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Episode 19 - The Chinese Sushi Icebreaker 10:48

4y ago10:48

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At some point, every volunteer finds themselves too far from a bathroom at the time they need it most. For Denver Governor, that moment turned out to be one of the most important.New York City Peace Corps Association

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Episode 18 - A Shakespearean Crime in Zimbabwe 13:16

4y ago13:16

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Bob Nolan considers what “justice” means when confronting one of his students and friends in Zimbabwe.New York City Peace Corps Association

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Episode 17 - Guyanese Fish Flop 8:36

4y ago8:36

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All it took was a fish and a flip flop for Gabriella Miyares to find common ground with her host mother in Guyana.New York City Peace Corps Association

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Episode 16 - The Watermelon Coup 7:26

4y ago7:26

7:26

Kevin Kwok remembers his gardening efforts in Mali, cut short by a military coup in 2012 that sent him home early.New York City Peace Corps Association

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Episode 15 - Peter's $#!{{? Day 8:22

7+ y ago8:22

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Peter Clark (Kyrgyzstan, 2009-2010) recalls a challenging day on the playground early in his service, and we take a look back at the scatological memories that defined his service as emcee of the Peace Corps Story Slam in the final episode of Season 1.New York City Peace Corps Association

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Episode 14 - A Gambian Funeral 12:38

7+ y ago12:38

12:38

Ryan Smith (The Gambia, 2007-2009) sees how a community deals with death during his first months in the Peace Corps.New York City Peace Corps Association

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Episode 13 - Sometimes you just have to vomit 13:23

7+ y ago13:23

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Julie Behrens (Honduras, 2004-2006) takes her first work trip and almost makes it home in one piece.New York City Peace Corps Association

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Episode 12 - Josh makes a tough decision 10:58

7+ y ago10:58

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Josh Norman (Togo, 2000-2002) remembers a tough decision when he had to choose between a project and a person.New York City Peace Corps Association

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Episode 11 - Breaking the rules of partying in the Peace Corps 14:30

7+ y ago14:30

14:30

Jane Garcia Buhks (Nicaragua, 2010-2012) and Robyn Fiedler (Nicaragua, 2011-2013) remember a night where they broke all the rules of partying, but they got through it together.New York City Peace Corps Association

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Episode 10 - The day I almost tasted heaven 10:58

7+ y ago10:58

10:58

Sarah Porter (Macedonia, 2005-2007) discovers how sweet a little taste of home can be.New York City Peace Corps Association

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Episode 09 - Giving thanks in the shadow of 9/11 11:31

7+ y ago11:31

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Shawna Miller (Honduras, 2001-2003) saw the events of September 11 from a distance, but experienced a closeness she didn’t expect.New York City Peace Corps Association