Thu, 01 May 2008 9:00:00 -0500

Once a year, a few U.S. classrooms get to talk with a Peace Corps Volunteer by telephone because they've been communicating throughout the year with a Volunteer in the field. Today, third grade students from G.D. Jones School in Wisconsin, speak with Mike Cavey, in Turkmenistan, about food, language, and school. More

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 9:00:00 -0500

"The True Cost of Coffee" is a story written by Joan Heberger about her experience while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in a mid-sized town in the middle of a coffee-producing region in Honduras. More

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 9:00:00 -0500

"In the Aftermath of Hurricane Georges" is written by Mary Bosy, who served as Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic. The story is read by Lynette Bouchie who served in Niger from 1995-1998. More

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 9:00:00 -0500

"Reduce, Re-use, Recycle" is written and read by Nina Porzucki, who served as Peace Corps Volunteer in Romania from 2002 to 2004. Nina taught at a high school in Ramnicu Valcea, a medium-sized town tucked into the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. More

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 9:00:00 -0500

Ancient Navigators of the Pacific is written and read by returned Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah Klain who worked with a community in Palau on natural resource conservation and development. More

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 9:00:00 -0500

Once a year, a few U.S. classrooms get to talk with a Peace Corps Volunteer by telephone because they've been communicating throughout the year with a Volunteer in the field. Today, students from Bitburg Elementary School, an American school in Germany, speak with Erin Jenkins, in Western Samoa, about coral reef management. More

Thu, 19 Mar 2008 9:00:00 -0500

The Hare and the Water, a folk tale from Tanzania, was told to Gary Port while he was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tanzania from 1998 to 2000. The story is read by Danielle Miranda, who served in Kenya from 2007 to 2008. More

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 9:00:00 -0500

The Great Hole, a folk tale from Togo, illustrates the importance of water in the Togolese culture. This tale was told to Josh Crosslin while he was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Togo from 1997 to 1998. The story is read by Lisa McCabe, who served in Thailand from 2001-2003. More

Thu, 6 Mar 2008 9:00:00 -0500

Each year Peace Corps Volunteers around the world participate in overseas phone calls with U.S. classrooms during Peace Corps Week. In many of the phone calls the Volunteers describe their daily routines and their work. For many of the Volunteers and the people they work with, water-how they get it and it's quality-is a huge issue. The following excerpts of calls from Vanuatu, Gambia, Swaziland, and Paraguay stress the importance of access to safe water in everyday life. More

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 9:00:00 -0500

Once a year, a few Peace Corps Volunteers get to talk by telephone with U.S. classrooms they've been communicating with through the Correspondence Match Program. Today, Joe Stevens, a Peace Corps Volunteer in Bolivia, talks with Ada Elementary School in Ada, Michigan. More

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 9:00:00 -0500

Leah McFail, a returned Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Gabon, shares how her experience influenced her decision to work with the Girl Scouts. Leah also talks about World Thinking Day and this year's theme, Think about Water. More

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 9:00:00 -0500

Water in Africa reflects the deep connection of water to all aspects of life in African countries. This week's podcast focuses on sources of water. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 9:00:00 -0500

Water in Africa reflects the deep connection of water to all aspects of life in African countries. This week's podcast focuses on water conservation. More

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 9:00:00 -0500

Reasons for Joy is written by Peace Corps Volunteer Victoria Derr who served in the Gambia from 1990-1992. "My first memory of Amenata is one of my first memories of life in Kani Kunda. It was a sunny, soaking-wet day at the end of the rainy season. Still unconfident about communicating in Mandinka, I was blundering through a conversation with our landlady, Bakoto, when Amenata came for a visit." More

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 9:00:00 -0500

Drip Diplomacy is written by Peace Corps Volunteer Keith Talbot who served in the Dominican Republic from 1993-1995. "Strange and subtle sometimes are the habits of courtesy. Water is a precious commodity out here in the campo." More

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 9:00:00 -0500

Environmental Solutions Come Slowly is written by Peace Corps Volunteer Keba Fitzgerald who served in Suriname from 2000-2002. "The greatest environmental problem that threatens my site, the Suriname Rain Forest Nature Park, is illegal gold mining." More

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 9:00:00 -0500

One Day in the Rainy Season is written by Peace Corps Volunteer Noah Jackson who served in the Philippines from 1999-2001. "I awoke to a clap. It was a big, hard clap and I sat upright—confused, disoriented, unaware. The clap sounded again. An explosion. My thoughts were still lost in sleep. But once again, the Earth rumbled." More

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 9:00:00 -0500

Bibliophile and Peace Corps Volunteer Donna Gessell enters a culture where curling up with a good book is seen as antisocial behavior. More

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 9:00:00 -0500

Jonathan challenges the conventional notion that development and modernization are destroying traditional Mongolian culture. More

Thu, 17 December 2007 9:00:00 -0500

Kimberly Ross served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guinea, West Africa, from 1999 to 2002, teaching English to high school students and educating the people in her community about HIV-AIDS prevention. More

Thu, 6 December 2007 9:00:00 -0500

Jess Wysopal served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Niger from 2001 to 2003 as an agriculture Volunteer. More

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 9:00:00 -0500

Craig Storti served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Safi, Morocco, from 1970 to 1972. He is the author of several books about cross-cultural understanding including the Peace Corps cross-cultural training workbook Culture Matters. More

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 9:00:00 -0500

"Reduce, Re-use, Recycle" is written and read by Nina Porzucki, who served as Peace Corps Volunteer in Romania from 2002 to 2004. Nina taught at a high school in Ramnicu Valcea, a medium-sized town tucked into the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. More

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 9:00:00 -0500

"Respect for Authority" is written and read by Jonathan Phillips, who served as Peace Corps Volunteer in Mongolia from 2003 to 2005. Jonathan was a business and economic development Volunteer in a remote area of western Mongolia. His primary assignment was with the Economics University of Zavkhan, where he taught business, marketing, computer, and English classes. More

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 9:00:00 -0500

"Looking Back" is written and read by Carla Bachechi, who served as Peace Corps Volunteer in Macedonia from 2003 to 2005. Carla worked as a municipal development Volunteer in a small city in western Macedonia, only three kilometers from the Albanian border. More

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 9:00:00 -0500

"A Year" is written and read by Jordan Earl, who served as Peace Corps Volunteer in Uzbekistan from 2001 to 2004. As a Master's International program participant, Jordan let his Peace Corps service double as an internship for his graduate studies in education. More

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 9:00:00 -0500

"Enough to Make Your Head Spin" is written and read by Elizabeth (Vernon) Kelley, who was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Bulgaria from 2003 to 2005. "I'll have coffee," I tell the waitress at a cafe during my first week in Bulgaria. She shakes her head from side to side. "OK, tea," I say, thinking that maybe there's something wrong with the coffee machine. Again, she shakes her head. "Um ... cola?" Once more, she shakes her head." More

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 9:00:00 -0500

"Waking Up, Stepping Out" is written and read by Steve Iams, who was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal from 2003 to 2004. "I wake to chattering voices, a bus horn, bells ringing, an old man with a hacking cough, the squeak of a rusty latch opening across the hallway. A year ago, any of these noises would have been a disturbance, but now the morning ensemble is simply a part of my day." More

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 9:00:00 -0500

"How Does One Spell Happiness in Paraguay?" is written and read by Jane Troxell, who was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Paraguay from 1999 to 2001. "All Peace Corps Volunteers who come to serve in Paraguay arrive thinking that, by the end of their service, they will achieve their dreams of speaking fluent Spanish at the drop of a sombrero-or hat." More

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 9:00:00 -0500

"Angel" is written and read by Barbara Arrington, who was a Peace Corps Volunteer in South Africa from 2002 to 2004. "I awoke to the sounds of singing and the pounding of feet. The beautiful yet haunting sound of voices in harmony moved closer as men and women paraded down the red dirt road in a Saturday ceremony for the dead." More

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 9:00:00 -0500

"One Step at a Time" is written and read by Fred Koehler, who was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Togo from 2002 to 2004. "The people of my village face many problems, including an AIDS epidemic and scarce supplies of clean water. In addition, there are few jobs here, other than farming or selling what the farmers have grown at the market. It is with these problems in mind that I work." More

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 9:00:00 -0500

"Hey, Driver!" is written and read by Thalia Kwok, who was a Peace Corps Volunteer in China from 2005 to 2007. "I grew up in a small city in a state that many people know very little about - Tulsa, Oklahoma...When the opportunity came along with the Peace Corps to return to the place of my heritage-the place my ancestors called home-the decision was easy." More