| Author | : Tyler E. Lloyd |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2017-07-25 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780692922200 |
At Home on the Kazakh Steppe
| Author | : Janet Givens |
| Publisher | : CreateSpace |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2014-08-02 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781508767794 |
When a mid-fifties grandmother follows her husband of just three years into the Peace Corps, she leaves behind a promising new career, her home, two brand-new grandbabies, and her beloved dog. Assigned to Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country finding its own way after generations under Soviet rule, she too must find a way to be in a world different from what she knew. Feeling the stresses of a difficult new language, surprising cultural differences, and unexpected changes in her husband, Givens questions the loss of all she's given up. Will it be worth it?
It Depends
| Author | : Kelly Branyik |
| Publisher | : Write with Light Publications LLC |
| Total Pages | : 117 |
| Release | : 2017-08-30 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780980236675 |
It Depends" is a Peace Corps guide dedicated to present and future volunteers preparing for their first, second, or even third Peace Corps Journey. The title was inspired by the phrase often used by Peace Corps staff when volunteers asked questions about what to expect during their service. The Peace Corps staff always settled on the same answer, "It Depends." This guide draws from past volunteers' individual experiences as well as the author's personal journey and presents real stories, ideas, experiences, and advice on how to make the most of the Peace Corps lifestyle, experience, and journey. The author will take you through the Peace Corps life from start to finish, from considering Peace Corps to closing out your service. This guide is short, informative, fun, and will get any person considering Peace Corps excited to start the adventure and assist current volunteers in finding their next passion in life once their passion for Peace Corps has been completed.
Voices from the Peace Corps
| Author | : Angene Hopkins Wilson |
| Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
| Total Pages | : 413 |
| Release | : 2011-04-08 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0813129753 |
Based on more than one hundred oral history interviews, [this title] follows the the experiences of Kentuckians who chose to live and work in other countries around the world, fostering close, lasting relationships with the people they served. -- jacket.
Living Poor; a Peace Corps Chronicle
| Author | : Moritz Thomsen |
| Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
| Total Pages | : 330 |
| Release | : 1969 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780295969282 |
At the age of 48, Moritz Thomsen sold his pig farm and joined the Peace Corps. As he tells the story, his awareness of the comic elements in the human situation--including his own--and his ability to convey it in fast-moving, earthy prose have madeLiving Poora classic. "Hilariously funny at times, grimly sad at others and elavened with perceptive insights into the ways of the people and with breathtaking descriptions of the Ecuadorian landscape."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Unofficial Peace Corps Volunteer Handbook
| Author | : Travis Hellstrom |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 0557570980 |
A Life Inspired
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Government Printing Office |
| Total Pages | : 188 |
| Release | : 2005-12-31 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : |
Contains a collection of autobiographical reminiscences written by about 28 former Peace Corps volumteers.
When the World Calls
| Author | : Stanley Meisler |
| Publisher | : Beacon Press |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 2012-02-07 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0807050512 |
When the World Calls is the first complete and balanced look at the Peace Corps’s first fifty years. Revelatory and candid, journalist Stanley Meisler’s engaging narrative exposes Washington infighting, presidential influence, and the Volunteers’ unique struggles abroad. He deftly unpacks the complicated history with sharp analysis and memorable anecdotes, taking readers on a global trek starting with the historic first contingent of Volunteers to Ghana on August 30, 1961. In the years since, in spite of setbacks, the ethos of the Peace Corps has endured, largely due to the perseverance of the 200,000 Volunteers themselves, whose shared commitment to effect positive global change has been a constant in one of our most complex—and valued—institutions.
The Peace Corps Volunteer's Handbook
| Author | : Travis Hellstrom |
| Publisher | : Hatherleigh Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2019-02-26 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1578266467 |
THE PEACE CORPS MAY BE “THE TOUGHEST JOB YOU’LL EVER LOVE,” BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO LEARN THAT THE HARD WAY. The Peace Corps Volunteer’s Handbook is both your guide and your companion. Learn from the experiences of outstanding former Volunteers, while cataloging your own experiences with the Peace Corps from the very beginning of your service to the end. Designed to be with you each step of the way—from applying to Peace Corps, starting your service, adjusting to your host country, and making your way home again—this handbook combines the best parts of a guidebook with all the creativity of a personal journal. This is the handbook every Peace Corps Volunteer wishes for, something no one has provided before—a chance to set down on paper all the amazing experiences the Peace Corps has to offer, right next to the memories of the Volunteers who came before. What are you waiting for?
