Full text of Sargent Shriver's May, 1962 statement concerning inquiries: "to what extent, whether either in theory or in practice, members of the Peace Corps are working for, controlled by, or guided by agencies or employees of the United Nations?...
This photo was taken in November of 2005, in Jidr El Mohghuen, Mauritania. As a new volunteer, one of the most difficult things to adjust to was how to be a "good guest" when getting to know new families. The midwesterner in me demanded that I...