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• Benin RPCVs Start Girls Camp Fund in Honor of Kate Puzey

  
  Peace Corps Polyglot — Authority: 122
  The death of a Peace Corps Volunteer is always devastating, not least for the Volunteer community left behind. In the case of Kate Puzey, a TEFL Volunteer in Benin who was murdered in March 2009, several of her fellow Volunteers...
  23 hours ago

• It’s Past Time To “Restore The Republic”

  
  Audacity — Authority: 410
  What does it mean be a true patriot, a pro-republic American? Former Senator Gary Hart says it is to recognize the role of civic virtue, of participation in the public affairs of the community, and to be among the men and women of whom future generations of Americans will say, “They were worthy of their [...]
  2 days ago

• Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco Passes Away After an Illness

  
  The New Service — Authority: 123
  Peace Corps suffers the loss of a vibrant Volunteer So-Youn Kim. This week, Peace Corps announced the death of a young Peace Corps Volunteer serving in Morocco. The 23-year-old So-Youn Kim — a 2007 Stanford grad — passed away Monday, November 16th, after an illness. The announcement from Peace Corps doesn’t ...
  6 days ago

• GlobalEd Goes to Atlanta!

  
  Peace Corps Polyglot — Authority: 122
  Ive worn many hats over the years at NPCA, but the one that Ive had on since Day One back in October of 1996 is that of the director of the Global TeachNet program. I treasure my experience as a...
  6 days ago

• AllAfrica.com interviews Peace Corps director

  
  ONE — Authority: 491
  AllAfrica.com recently posted an interview with Aaron S. Williams, the new US Peace Corps director. During the interview, Williams discusses the current state of the Peace Corps as it approaches its rather remarkable 50th anniversary. He notes an 18% increase in applications this year alone.Williams also touches on ...
  6 days ago

• Volunteering in Our Community 2009

  
  Congressman Mike Honda: On the Issues — Authority: 119
  As we enter the holiday season, social needs resulting from the economic downturn will grow to immeasurable levels. Despite the many hardships that communities are facing, people everywhere are coming together to solve our nation’s problems. Volunteering makes a positive difference in our community. Volunteers ...
  1 week ago

• Are the houses made of wood?

  
  Craig in Moldova — Authority: 115
  This is my latest message to my second grade class. If you read this and noticed that I am incorrect...
  1 week ago

• Les Lions Indomptables

  
  Hinge of Africa — Authority: 93
  The Indomitable Lions Traditional dancers at the Lions game Waving the Cameroon flag We have a camera again so now we can share photos again. Studies show that blog posts sans photos are 23% less exciting. I just made that statistic up. A couple weeks ago I was in Yaounde taking the Foreign Service ...
  1 week ago

• Rancho Resident You Should Know: Stacey Droll

  
  The Rancho Cordova Post — Authority: 143
  Stacey Droll is trying to make Rancho Cordova a better place, and she is doing just that, one doctor at a time. Droll, 24, is an Americorps*VISTA volunteer who has been stationed in Rancho Cordova to work with the Communities and Physicians Together (CPT) program.  Her role in the program is to help doctors connect ...
  1 week ago

• NPCA Welcomes Intention to Return Peace Corps to Indonesia

  
  Peace Corps Polyglot — Authority: 122
  The National Peace Corps Association welcomes the announcement that the United States intends to send Peace Corps Volunteers to Indonesia, the worlds fourth most populous country and the country with the worlds largest population of Muslims. Peace Corps Volunteers last...
  1 week ago

• Cooking with compost.

  
  Poor Richard's Almanac — Authority: 428
  Silence Dogood here. You never know what you’re going to read in the paper. In yesterday’s “Parade” magazine, there was a brief interview with Aaron Williams, the new director of the Peace Corps. Reading along to see Mr. Williams’s plans for the Peace Corps, I read the following: “Since many volunteers ...
  1 week ago

• Peace Corps Director Comments on Expansion

  
  Peace Corps Polyglot — Authority: 122
  Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams, in a November 15 interview published in Parade magazine, says the agency plans to add a couple of thousand volunteers over the next two years. You can read the interview by following this link.
  1 week ago

• Hurray!

  
  educating alice — Authority: 467
  Peace Corps Returns to Sierra Leone Freetown Date: November 2, 2009 Contact: PAO Danna Van Brandt Tel: 022-515-000 or 076-515-000 November 2, 2009 – United States and Sierra Leone government officials signed an agreement to reestablish a Peace Corps program in Sierra Leone after a 16 year absence. Glenn Fedzer, ...
  1 week ago

• madagascar-pochard

  
  The Conservation Report — Authority: 119
  The Madagascar pochard ( Aythya innotata ) is one of the rarest birds in the world (pochards are a group of diving ducks). In fact, it was believed to be extinct at one time. However, by chance, an isolated but tiny population was discovered several years before when “ the Peregrine Fund, who were scouting for a ...
  1 week ago

• You’re Insane!

  
  PoliticalArticles.NET - Blog — Authority: 139
     Columnist – John SammonYou’re insane!All of you!Insane!You need to be locked up in a straightjacket in a mental asylum with padded walls.Listen to the words... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  1 week ago

• Peter Schwartz Writes Your Life Story (on a postcard): #227 D.E. Oprava

  
  Michael Kimball Writes Your Life Story — Authority: 423
  David Edward Oprava was born in New York City on Easter Sunday 1973 for which his mother still has not forgiven him. He grew up in a two-bed apartment on the upper West Side a few blocks from Central Park and to this day still remembers the smell of dog crap and sand from the playground. He practically lived in the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Better, Bolder Peace Corps Survey: Initial Results

  
  Peace Corps Polyglot — Authority: 122
  Our thanks to the more than 4,500 individuals who took part in our Better, Bolder Peace Corps survey. While a full report will be issued in December, initial results from the survey indicate that among the many ideas on how...
  2 weeks ago

• Yesterday afternoon, my host parents’ friends came over...

  
  Craig in Moldova — Authority: 115
  Yesterday afternoon, my host parents’ friends came over for lunch. They brought wine and sunflower seeds and sat and talked in Gagauzian and translated into Russian for me.  At one point the conversation involved Gagauzian, Turkish, Russian, German, English, Bulgarian, Romanian, and Ukrainian. My host mom told the ...
  2 weeks ago

• PCB: exPeace Corps Volunteer Returns to Brazil After 42 Years

  
  Expat American Living in Brazil — Authority: 120
  Known for Copacabana, Carnival, soccer and the bossa nova beat, Brazil is the largest country in South America and the only one that was colonized by Portugal. I spoke Portuguese fluently 42 years ago and now find myself struggling to express myself on the level of a 4-year-old. Returning to the area where I lived in ...
  2 weeks ago

• looking out

  
  an eudmonist — Authority: 104
  PF took this picture looking out over Goris.The test included an essay question: ‘write about your fall holidays.’. Although I correctly translated ‘vacation’ into ‘holiday’, I forgot to change ‘fall’ into ‘autumn’. One of the students asked about it. Made me think about what a ‘fall holiday’ ...
  2 weeks ago

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