On the Road to Kinale

To get to the town of Kinale — a small settlement of mud huts and brick-and-mortar blocks situated in the high country along the Western edge of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, East Africa — one must negotiate four...

The Longest Extra Time

Jill Tucker sat quietly in a bar, watching the World Cup match unfold on the TV with everyone else, when a man sitting nearby addressed her: “You were my teacher.” Tucker had served the Peace Corps in 1990, teaching English...

Hispanic Heritage Month: RPCV Jeannette is proud of herself and her heritage. 

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Jeannette (Jenny) is proud of herself and her heritage.  by Jeannette Sanchez  I grew up as a mixed race Mexican American in Alaska who eventually moved to Missouri where I raised my two kids. When my...