Hey guys! I want to introduce you to Renee :) She is currently serving in Morocco. We decided to use a different format for her interview and opted for YOUTUBE. It turned out really well and I am so happy she suggested it. Please check out her contribution to the Black History Month & Beyond series. Show her some love and leave her some comments on the video :) Her YT … [Read more...]
Life in Morocco
The love that the Peace Corps Volunteers of Morocco have been showing this project is amazing! Dominic is currently serving in a village named Zagora and hales from North Carolina. His story embodies the significance that travel has on changing your life, if you allow it ;-) Read on about his life in Morocco. 1. Please introduce yourself. My name is Dominic Cherod … [Read more...]
From Georgia to Ghana
Please introduce yourself: I am Alexandria Smith, 25 year’s old born in Illinois and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. My mother, two brothers and I moved to Atlanta after my mother divorced my father of years of physical and verbal abuse. I live in a predominately urban African-American community. My mother worked as a sales clerk at Walmart and my … [Read more...]
Life in Ethiopia
1. Please introduce yourself. How to introduce yourself, without sounding like you are signing up for OKCupid? Here is my attempt. I am a recently Returned Food Security Peace Corps Volunteer; I served in rural Ethiopia and collaborated with key government officials and community members to establish a small-scale garden project with female headed households to improve … [Read more...]
Living in West Africa
Carla's story interestingly explains how her experiences in Liberia as a student and living in South Korea lead her to become Peace Corps. Check out more below on living in west Africa! 1. Please introduce yourself "My name is Carla Camille Whyte and I am a Brooklyn native. I studied Sociology during my undergraduate years at Lehman College, one of the senior colleges … [Read more...]
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer
I am so happy to share this interview with you all from Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Byron! He's served not once but TWICE and has tons of amazing memories. Check out the interview below: 1. Please introduce yourself. I'm Byron L. Williams: a father, a husband, a two-time Peace Corps Volunteer. … [Read more...]