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Other Rivers: A Chinese Education
I have been an admirer of Peter Hessler’s work since reading his first book, River Town, about his Peace Corps service at a Chinese university in the 1990s. I was...
Endless Horizons
Paul Neville’s memoir of backpacking around Southeast Asia and South America more than fulfills the promise in his subtitle: A Global Backpacker’s Quest for Adventure, Connection, and Discovery. Readers will...
Before Before: A Story of Discovery and Loss in Sierra Leone
Betsy Small’s Before Before is a deeply personal and historically rich account of Sierra Leone, blending memoir and ethnography with emotional resonance. She draws from her Peace Corps service in...
Far from the Road: A Community Health Project in the Himalayas
The inspiring and dramatic events in Far from the Road unfolded half a century ago in the verdant, idyllic valley of Dhorpatan, at 9,000 feet elevation in Nepal. Ross Anthony,...
The Most Peace Corps Family You’ve Never Heard Of
When Michael Kirwin looks back on his life, he traces everything to a single decision. In 1967, as a young man, he stepped off a plane in Brazil to begin...
The Fourth Goal?
Every Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV)’s experience is unique and challenging. Facing the unknown, learning a language (or two), developing sensitivity to very different cultures, growing new relationships, identifying and completing...
Frostbound and Down
The wind howls desolate, and the numbing of my fingers inch further and further up the wrist alarmingly. These unrelenting high velocity winds continue to crank at unfathomable knots and...
Champions of the Golden Valley
Snow sprays as young men and women race down the slopes of the mountains surrounding Bamyan, Afghanistan. Without a ski lift in sight, and with many of them on handmade...
Podcast: The Sound of Soft Power
The clearest through line to understanding soft power in geopolitics may not run through policy at all, but through ecology. For decades, scientists believed trees competed for resources in silence....
Kinder-Resilient
VAVA’U, TONGA — The village of Tu’anuku ushered in a new era for early childhood education in early February, celebrating the soft opening of a brand-new, resilient kindergarten facility. The...
