This photo was taken in Papua New Guinea in 1999. I served as a Volunteer teaching English at Rosary Secondary School in Chimbu Province. The picture is of me (someone shot this with my camera) and a student on graduation day. He is wearing...
This is a family photo of my neighbors as younger parents--now, their daughters are adults with their own children. The father was a former Communist Party official in Uman who is now a pensioner. This picture was taken on the night of Christmas...
Camps and clubs; Teachers and students; Universities
This photo was taken during summer camp at European University--my work site. My students put on "Cinderella" with some reverse gender roles to celebrate graduations and the end of the semester.
My host mother, Luda, with one of her sons, Igor. This was taken in July of 2009, when I left my permanent site for a visit. The room they are sitting in was my "bedroom."
This was the last dinner I had with my host family before I left training. This is in the city of Chernigov--my host mother is the blond woman at the far left. The person sitting next to me is another Peace Corps Volunteer with her host mother. I...
Marketing campaigns; Agriculture; Community development; Health; Education; Volunteer recruitment
Full text of a brochure highlighting Peace Corps opportunities available to applicants with liberal arts degrees. Discusses program areas including Community Development, Health, Agriculture and Teaching. Although no exact date of publication is...
Full text of a brochure aimed at recruiting medical doctors to serve as Peace Corps staff physicians. Discusses ways that Peace Corps doctors provided support to both Volunteers and host communities throughout the world. Although no exact date of...
Marketing campaigns; Returned Volunteer services; Volunteer recruitment
Full text of a brochure highlighting four of the earliest Peace Corps Volunteers--what inspired them to join, what they encountered overseas and how their experiences have helped shape their lives after their Peace Corps service. Although no exact...
Full text of the earliest known Peace Corps recruiting brochure. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from 1961. The back page includes a list of members of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council.