Story Submission Guidelines

Please note that you may only submit one story. In order to be published in the digital library, your submission must:

• Be 1,500 words or less;
• Be sensitive to the privacy concerns of individuals, including host country nationals;
• Not malign the Peace Corps, or any other group or individual;
• Not include inflammatory, rude or offensive language or content;
• Not include links to or URLs for Internet sites;
• Not be used to promote products or services;
• Not include any personal identifying information such as Social Security numbers, phone numbers, email addresses or street addresses

Peace Corps reserves the right to edit or reject submissions to the digital library. For additional information and tips on telling your story read our Story Ideas and Suggestions.

Add Story

• * Story Title
  (80 character limit)
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  * Upload Story

  Please submit your story in Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx), rich text (.rtf) or plain text (.txt) format.
  DO NOT include spaces or special characters (&, #, !, ?) in the filename.

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  * My submission adheres to the story submission guidelines outlined above Please verify you read the story submission guidelines

Contact Information

• * First Name
  Middle Name
• * Last Name
• * City
  * State
  Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Washington, DC Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands (U.S.) Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
• * Country
  United StatesCanadaMexicoAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean Terr.Brunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCote d'IvoireCroatia (Hrvatska)CubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland Islands/MalvinasFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrance, MetropolitanFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern Terr.GabonGambia, TheGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard and McDonald Is.HondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, NorthKorea, SouthKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Dem. Rep.LatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyan Arab JamahiriyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalQatarReunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSt. Vincent & GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome & PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakia (Slovak Republic)SloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaS.Georgia & S.Sandwich Is.SpainSri LankaSt. HelenaSt. Pierre & MiquelonSudanSurinameSvalbard & Jan Mayen Is.SwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and CaicosTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomU.S. Minor Outlying Is.UruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican (Holy See)VenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands (British)Wallis and Futuna Is.Western SaharaYemenYugoslaviaZaireZambiaZimbabwe
• * Email
  * Re-type Email
• * Telephone

Was your name different at the time of your Peace Corps employment? Yes No

First Name
Middle Name
Last Name

About Your Employment

• * Country
  Country of Employment United StatesAfghanistanAlbaniaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelizeBeninBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo, Democratic Republic ofCongo, Republic ofCook IslandsCosta RicaCote d'IvoireCyprusCzech RepublicDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFijiGabonGambia, TheGeorgiaGhanaGrenada and CariacouGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranJamaicaJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKyrgyz RepublicLatviaLesothoLiberiaLithuaniaLibyaMacedonia, The Republic ofMadagascarMalawiMalyasiaMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesia, Federated States ofMoldovaMongoliaMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueOmanPakistanPalau, Republic ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandRomaniaRussiaRwandaSt. Kitts/NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSlovak RepublicSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSri LankaSudanSurinameSwazilandTanzaniaThailandTogoTongaTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and CaicosTuvaluUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaYemenZambiaZimbabwe
• * Employment Dates
  Begin 20132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220012000199919981997199619951994199319921991199019891988198719861985198419831982198119801979197819771976197519741973197219711970196919681967196619651964196319621961 End 2018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220012000199919981997199619951994199319921991199019891988198719861985198419831982198119801979197819771976197519741973197219711970196919681967196619651964196319621961

Did you work for Peace Corps for an additional tour? Yes No



Additional Tour of Employment
Country
Country of Employment United StatesAfghanistanAlbaniaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelizeBeninBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo, Democratic Republic ofCongo, Republic ofCook IslandsCosta RicaCote d'IvoireCyprusCzech RepublicDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFijiGabonGambia, TheGeorgiaGhanaGrenada and CariacouGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranJamaicaJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKyrgyz RepublicLatviaLesothoLiberiaLithuaniaLibyaMacedonia, The Republic ofMadagascarMalawiMalyasiaMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesia, Federated States ofMoldovaMongoliaMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueOmanPakistanPalau, Republic ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandRomaniaRussiaRwandaSt. Kitts/NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSlovak RepublicSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSri LankaSudanSurinameSwazilandTanzaniaThailandTogoTongaTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and CaicosTuvaluUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaYemenZambiaZimbabwe
Employment Dates
Begin 20132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220012000199919981997199619951994199319921991199019891988198719861985198419831982198119801979197819771976197519741973197219711970196919681967196619651964196319621961 End 2018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220012000199919981997199619951994199319921991199019891988198719861985198419831982198119801979197819771976197519741973197219711970196919681967196619651964196319621961

About the Digital Library Project

• May a Peace Corps staff member contact you if we have questions about your submission?
  * Yes No Please indicate if a Peace Corps staff member may contact you about your submission
• We anticipate great interest in the 50th anniversary among the domestic and international press, partner universities, RPCV groups and other organizations such as libraries and museums. May we provide your contact information (email and telephone) to groups interested in contacting you for interviews, exhibits, etc? [Note: Peace Corps does not release contact information to groups for the purpose of fundraising.]
  * YesNo Please indicate if we may provide your contact information to groups interested in contacting you for 50th Anniversary activitiesn
• We are working to establish a permanent home for original, primary source archival materials about the Peace Corps experience [Ex. letters, journals, Volunteer newsletters or cookbooks from your country of service, photos, slides, video or audio recordings taken while in service, artwork or artifacts, etc…]. May we contact you at a future date about contributing your original materials?
  * YesNo Please indicate if we may contact you at a future date about contributing your original materials
• If yes, please describe the original materials you have:
  
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Authorization and Agreement

• Peace Corps Digital Library Project Material Submission Authorization and Agreement I, on behalf of myself, heirs and assigns, do represent and agree to the following: 1). I am the lawful copyright or intellectual property right holder of the material submitted under this Authorization and Agreement which permits me to provide this material to the Peace Corps under this Authorization and Agreement . 2). I forever grant the Peace Corps a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license in and right to sub-license the materials submitted, and authorize the Peace Corps to make any use of this material. It is my intention to give the Peace Corps the right to disseminate, reproduce, publish, publicize and make any uses of the materials submitted under this Authorization and Agreement, for any purposes whatsoever, through any forum or media possible. By submitting this material, it is my intention to provide the Peace Corps with the maximum reproduction, dissemination, publication, and all other possible usage rights possible by law. I understand that the Peace Corps may attribute my submission to me, and I hereby authorize the Peace Corps to make any reference to me in regard to these materials. By submitting material to the Peace Corps under this Authorization and Agreement, I understand and agree that this material will be subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, may be made accessible to the public by the Peace Corps, and may be submitted to the National Archives and Records Administration and therefore publicly accessible. 3). I understand that the Peace Corps reserves the right to accept, reject or edit all submissions in whole or in part. Any submission under this Authorization and Agreement, if accepted by the Peace Corps under the terms of this Agreement, may be used, maintained or disposed of in the sole discretion of the Peace Corps. I acknowledge that regardless of whether the submission is accepted or rejected by the Peace Corps, it may not be returned to me. 4). I acknowledge that I will receive no financial compensation from the Peace Corps in consideration of my agreement to this Authorization and Agreement , or in regard to my provision of the above listed submissions. 5). My submission of this Authorization and Agreement and affirmative indication of acceptance of the terms of this Authorization and Agreement, through any physical, electronic, fax, or other means serves as my legally valid signature to this Authorization and Agreement, and has the full force and effect of my original written signature.
• * I accept the terms of the Peace Corps Material Submission Authorization and Agreement. Please verify you read the authorization agreement