My Peace Corps Story
By Tyler Lloyd
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Description
The My Peace Corps Story Podcast showcases some of the many diverse and vibrant stories of Peace Corps Volunteers, in their own words. Hear the varied experiences had by generations of Americans when they devoted two or more years of their life to national service abroad. While often cited as a positive, life-changing experience, service in the Peace Corps is not easy. This show portrays Peace Corps service as it is, both the good and the bad. The host of the show, Tyler Lloyd, served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Burkina Faso and would “gladly and proudly do it all again.” The difficulties and risks of serving abroad, however, should not be understated or taken lightly. My Peace Corps Story Podcast will captivate you with the personal stories of Americans working and living abroad. Each episode, we explore the cultures, communities, and people that make the Peace Corps an unparalleled experience, filled with stories worth telling. Every volunteer has a story. What’s yours?
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CleanThe Third Culture of Peace Corps – Allison Meredith Smith, Macedonia 14-16 | Working with a non-government funded organization (NGO) I worked closely with the youth of my community creating sustainable projects primarily centered around eco-awareness and the arts. My secondary projects included an after school program that brid. | 2/11/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFinding Community in a Gym – Kelly Branyik, China 2014-2016 | "I miss my family and friends. I miss the food. I miss the ease of walking everywhere and the accessibility to cross-country transportation. I miss my healthy lifestyle. Feeling free and like I could do anything. Having no bills to worry about. | 2/4/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHappy New Year from Tyler Lloyd | I hope you had a great 2018 and have an even more amazing 2019. You'll be hearing from me in February. Until then, I wish you the very best and want you to remember that every volunteer has a story. What's yours? [...] | 12/31/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCelebrating the Holidays in the Peace Corps (Rebroadcast) | Volunteers tell stories of celebrating with newly found family and friends in their community, sharing large meals with fellow volunteers, and crafting makeshift Christmas trees from Styrofoam packing material. [...] | 12/24/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPeace Corps Pup – Michelle Claus (and Sipi), Uganda 12-14 | Michelle Claus didn't go into Peace Corps expecting to have a pet, but after her house was broken into she thought getting a dog would be a good idea. You know, for security. But, she'd only have her dog during service. | 12/17/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanServing at 64 – Craig Hahn, Moldova 2011 | Photo’s from Craig’s Story Craig Hahn’s Peace Corps Story Where and when did you serve? What did you do? Moldova 2011 Teaching health (preventative) education. What is one of your favorite Peace Corps memories? | 12/10/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJedd and Michelle Chang | We served in Jamaica 2012-14. Michelle did literacy tutoring at a rural primary school while Jedd helped start up a brand new community center in town and taught basic computer classes to senior citizens. [...] | 12/3/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInvested interests – Chris Norris, Costa Rica ’09-11 | Chris Norris’s Peace Corps Story Where and when did you serve? What did you do? Costa Rica, 2009-2011, Youth and Economic Development – taught business classes to teens and adults, taught English, did multi-use court infrastructure project, | 11/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanArtezanz – Born in the Peace Corps: Stephen McBay and Kevin Ryterski, Paraguay 2015-2017 | Stephen McBay and Kevin Ryterski served as Community Economic Development volunteers in Paraguay. After their service, they found a way to continue to serve. Through their company Artezanz, they are working with the Artisan Community, | 11/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRedefining Remote – Chelsea and Kyle Pease, Lesotho 14-16 | Photos from Chelsea and Kyle’s Story Chelsea and Kyle Pease’s Peace Corps Story Where and when did you serve? What did you do? We served together as a married couple in Lesotho, Africa from 2014-2016, both as education volunteers. | 11/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBob Vila – Peace Corps Panama to This Old House | Before Bob Vila begin his life in broadcasting, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer, building houses and communities in Panama. Mr. Vila even built the very house he lived in during his service! [...] | 11/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCulture and Witchcraft – Taylor Nelson, Zambia 2016-2018 | The culture of a new country can be a beautiful thing to behold. Yet, sometimes cultures and traditions of another group can run counter to your believes or even be downright dangerous to those who practice them. | 10/29/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBorn a Backpacker – Nia Chauvin, Mozambique 2007-09 | Nia Chauvin served as an English teacher in small northern town in Mozambique from 2007-2009. While serving, she fell in love with her now husband and fell deeper in love with traveling. Now, Nia continues to travel the world with her husband and their. | 10/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRamadan with Meryl Streep – Olivia DiNucci, Morocco 2013-17 | Peace Corps Volunteers come away form their service with amazing stories, like the time when Olivia DiNucci broke her fast for Ramadan with Meryl Streep and later met Michelle Obama. Yet, the things that mean the most to volunteers aren't usually the s. | 10/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFacing Fears and Chikungunya – Michaela Sanchez, Nicaragua 2014-16 | Michaela Sanchez served in a village in Nicaragua where she taught English in a community center started by a former volunteer and worked with Nicaraguan English teachers to improve their teaching abilities. | 10/8/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFormer Peace Corps Director – Ron Tschetter, India 1966-68 | Ron Tschetter's Peace Corps story all started in the mid 60's when he saw a Peace Corps ad and said to his wife, "We're going to do this work stuff the rest of our lives. Let's go out and see if we can do some good. | 10/1/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMusical Houses – Veronica Bottalico, Costa Rica 2016-17 | Veronica Bottalico served in Costa Rica as an English teacher in a community driven by the tourism and ornamental foliage industries. She talks about residing in a house that could have been the set of a telenovela, living in a home overrun with mold, | 9/24/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanServing with a Disability – Tony Skow, Guyana 2015-17 | After being turned away from one opportunity to live and work abroad because of his disability, Tony Skow turned his sites on service in the Peace Corps. While Tony may have a disability, his service was not defined by what he couldn't do but what he c. | 9/17/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMicrosoft to Malawi to Village X – Michael Buckler, Malawi 2006-08 | Michael Buckler stepped away from a job as a litigator representing Microsoft to pursue his dream to serve in the Peace Corps. During his service, Michael fell in love with Malawi and became increasing frustrated with what he saw happening around him. | 9/10/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHer father met her mother while serving in Peru, Julie SIfuentes – Peace Corps Kid | Julie Sifuentes would not be here if it weren’t for the Peace Corps (and the picture of Machu Picchu on a National Geographic cover that lured her father to Perú). And while there are so many things that have shaped who she is, | 9/3/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHis uncle’s passing in the Peace Corps inspired him to serve – Darryl Glotfelty, Tanzania 2013-2016 | Growing up, Darryl Glotfelty would look around the house at keepsakes that his parents had accumulated over the years, but was particularly drawn to a few objects that didn’t quite fit in with the Appalachian décor. The red drum, batiks, | 8/27/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPeace Corps to AmeriCorps – Emily Milcent, Indonesia 2016-2018 | Service doesn't stop when you close your service, and Emily Milcent is a perfect example. She spent two years teaching English in Indonesia and is now starting a new position as an AmeriCorps volunteer. We talk about her in time on Java, | 8/20/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTeaching English from Zambia to Japan -Shou Yuan, Zambia 2013-2016 | After three years of serving as a rural education development volunteer in Zambia, where he taught English, Shou Yuan headed for rural Japan to continue teaching English. We talked over Skype during his recent visit home to the US, | 8/13/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Year in Review – Some of My Favorite Stories | Today marks a complete year of sharing stories of current and returned volunteers! It has been an amazing year, packed with even more amazing conversations. Each interview has filled me with energy and continually reaffirmed why I started this podcast.. | 8/6/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Power of Deeply Integrating – Christopher MacAlpine-Belton, The Dominican Republic 2013-2016 | Aided by his appearance and language ability, Christopher MacAlpine-Belton was able to deeply integrate into his community in the Dominican Republic. His level of integration allowed him to challenge the status quo and develop rich and meaningful relat. | 7/30/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPoop River, Nudity, and Lemurs – Jennifer Nguyen and Christopher Southard, Madagascar 2014-2017 | Jennifer and Christopher met while serving as Peace Corps volunteers in Madagascar. Apart from serving in different Peace Corps sectors, they had very different experiences. Hear about their time a Peace Corps Madagascar volunteers in the land of misch. | 7/23/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStruck by Lightning – Lavar Thomas, Rwanda 2014-2016 | "A ball of light then flashed before my eyes, as I sat on my bed. It struck my phone and went up my right arm; the pain was quite unbearable. I ran out of my room and collapsed..." [...] | 7/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanOut of the rainforest and on to Shark Tank – Evan Delahanty of Peaceful Fruits, Suriname 2011-2013 | After the challenge of serving in a village deep in the rainforest of Suriname, Evan was up for another: becoming an entrepreneur and creating a company that would provide sustainable income to Amazon communities via delicious, healthy fruit snacks. | 7/9/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFrom Corporate brand manager to Peace Corps Volunteer – Meisha Robinson, Benin 2000-2002, South Africa 2012 | Meisha Robinson served in Benin as a Peace Corps Volunteer and then again ten years later in South Africa. In between her time as a volunteer, she got an MBA and was the brand manager for Campbell's Soup. What caused her to leave her high paying corpor. | 7/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEvacuated from civil war – Brian Cooper, Republic of the Congo 1996-97 | Eating monkey, a 10-day adventure down the Congo river to In-service Training, having two of his friends arrested for being accused of being spies, and evacuated from a civil war. These are only a few of Brian Cooper's stories from his time in the Repu. | 6/25/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShould you go back into the closet during Peace Corps? – Lizzie Pelz, Ethiopia 2012-2014 (Rebroadcast) | This episode is a rebroadcast of Ep #016: Lizzie Pelz, Ethiopia 2012-2014, in celebration of Pride Month. On this Episode: Working as a health volunteer to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission Serving as an LGBTQ volunteer The view of homosexualit | 6/18/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGay in the Peace Corps – Patrick Driscoll, Senegal 2014-2016 | Homosexuality is illegal in Senegal. When Patrick Driscoll found this out before he departed for his Peace Corps service, he was immediately a bit nervous about the next 2 years of his life. Patrick had come out during his senior year of college and wa. | 6/11/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMarine Corps to Peace Corps, Josh Guerrero, The Gambia 2012-2014 | Before serving his country as a Peace Corps Volunteer, Josh Guerrero served in the Marine Corps. We talk about his Peace Corps service, the transition from combat boots to flipflops, and essentialism. [...] | 6/4/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDear listeners, I apologize. I can do better. | On this short Friday episode, I issue an apology to the listeners and guests of the My Peace Corps Story podcast. I'm sorry. I can do better. [...] | 5/31/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDealing with divorce halfway around the world: John Leos, The Gambia 2015-2017 | Thousands of miles from home, John Leos contended with failed projects and the unexpected divorce of his parents. But his service in The Gambia, a small West African country bordering the Gambia River and bounded by Senegal, | 5/28/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUltimate Peace Corps Packing List | Packing for two years of service can be nerve-racking. How do you decide what to bring for the next 27 months of your life? How do you pack everything you need to live halfway around the world into two 50-pound bags, a carry-on, and a personal item? [.. | 5/24/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInspired by a Peace Corps Volunteer, Solomon Amuzu serves Ghana – Ep 044 | Solomon Amuzu met Peace Corps Volunteer Kate Schachter 16 years ago when she was serving in his Ghanian village. From Kate, Solomon learned about organic farming and the importance of caring for our planet. Sixteen years later, | 5/21/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanConfronting and Conquering Self-doubt | I suffered from self-judgment during my service and continue to have bouts with self-judgment in life after Peace Corps. More important than the stories we tell others are the stories we tell ourselves. Here is how I conquer my self-doubt. [...] | 5/17/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEvacuated Days After Swearing-in: Camilla Cluett, Burkina Faso 2017 | Hours after swearing-in and becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer, Camilla Cluett and her fellow volunteers were consolidated for security concerns. Days later, she was leaving Burkina Faso for good. While her service was short, | 5/14/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat do you think of a short Friday episode each week? | This episode is different, something new that I am going to be trying out for the next month. I would love to hear your thoughts and reactions to it. Think of this as an audio newsletter, update, monologue, | 5/10/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #042: Nathan Fitch, Micronesia 2004-2007 | Nathan Fitch is a filmmaker and visual journalist based in Brooklyn. He currently works in the video department of The New Yorker and recently finished his first documentary film, Island Solider, based in Micronesia, | 5/7/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #041: Anna McGillicuddy, Thailand 2017-Now | During a recent trip to Thailand, I was lucky enough to have the chance to sit down with a current volunteer and learn about her service. Seated on the patio of a restaurant and Chiang Mai, I interview Anna McGillcuddy, | 4/30/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #040: Joseph Braccio, Niger 2007-2008 | Joseph started his vacation by being robbed at machete-point and thought it could only get better from there. He was wrong. Listen to his Peace Corps Niger story filled with successes and struggles, and learn why he had to end his service early. [...] | 4/23/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #039: Earth Day and RPCVs for Environmental Action | Peace Corps Volunteers serve around the globe, working in local communities to drive change from the ground up. In celebration of Earth Day, I talk with three RPCVs about their service and the environment. From droughts in Tanzania, | 4/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #038: Keith Petit, China 2009-2011 | Keith Petit is both a fellow RPCV and podcaster, host of the Expatriate Act podcast. As an English teacher in China, he worked to break his students out of the mold of rote memorization while navigating around sensitive cultural topics such as Tibet an. | 4/9/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #037: Zachary Segal, Swaziland 2015-2017 | Zachary Segal served as a Youth and Development volunteer, requiring him to take on many roles in his community. He gardened, built a library, and worked with community members with HIV/AIDS to develop small business projects. His service, however, | 4/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #036: Adam Rhoads, Jamaica 2003-2007 | Adam spent all day tramping through the Jamaican forest, getting nearly lost, while searching for a potential new ecotourism site where seven rivers supposedly met. He never found the site of the seven rivers, | 3/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #035: Adrienne Benson, Author of The Brightest Sun, Nepal 1992-1994 | Before becoming an author, Adrienne served as a Peace Corps volunteer high in the mountains of Nepal. We talk about her service and her new book, The Brightest Sun. [...] | 3/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #034: Shawna Thomas, Romania 2002-2004 | How much do you hate cold showers? Well, imagine having to start a fire to fuel your hot water heater each time you wanted to take a warm shower. Oh, and it’s also below freezing outside. Shawna Thomas may miss Romania, | 3/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #033: Julie Brown, Kawa Clothes, El Salvador 2014-2016 | Julie Brown founded Kawa Clothes in Uganda, where she now works and lives. We talk about her service in El Salvador and how being a Peace Corps Volunteer compares to being Acting General Manager at Impact Water Global in Uganda. [...] | 3/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #032: Advocacy and Peace Corps Week | Peace Corps Week commemorates President Kennedy’s establishment of the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961. During this annual event, the Peace Corps community celebrates all the ways that Peace Corps makes a difference at home and abroad and renews its comm | 2/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #031: Megan Riethmiller, Uganda 2015-2016 | Megan Riethmiller wanted to serve in the Peace Corps since childhood, a dream that began in kindergarten with a pen pal who was serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya. Yet, her service in Uganda was marked by tragedy when she was sexually assaulte. | 2/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #030: Jennie Davis, Senegal 2011-2013 | Jennie served in the capital of the garden belt in Senegal. Her longest and most successful project was working with a local leather worker who made purses and other handicrafts. However, not all her projects worked out. | 2/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #029: Janina Yates, Botswana 2012-2014, El Salvador 2014-2015 | Two weeks after finishing her service in Botswana, Janina Yates landed in El Salvador to begin working as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer. We talk about the similarities and differences between Botswana and El Salvador and her two different Peace Corp. | 2/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #028: Janet Miller, Burkina Faso 1982-1984 | Janet served in Burkina Faso, down the road from where I served and 30 years before. It was a pleasure to hear about her service, during two coups d'etats and the beginning of Thomas Sankara's presidency. | 1/29/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #027: Lisa Curtis, Founder of Kuli Kuli | Lisa Curtis was working on a big project with her local women’s group to grow moringa trees for nutritional trainings, but she was evacuated from Peace Corps Niger after a terrorist attack before the project could be completed. Yet, | 1/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #026: Ven & Kelly Anderson, Tanzania 2014-2017 | Ven and Kelly Anderson served as Education volunteers in a Tanzanian village situated at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro. This alone would provide for amazing Peace Corps stories, but their story is made more interesting by the fact that they served as a | 1/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #025: Elizabeth Ault, El Salvador 2006-2008 | "I was sued for $7 by a drunk ice cream salesman in the village that I worked in." - Elizabeth Ault. [...] | 1/8/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #024: Jaclyn Zoccoli, Liberia 1966-1968 | When Jaclyn Zoccoli reflects back on her Peace Corps service in Liberia 50 years ago, she asks herself, "What were we able to accomplish?" When she posed that same question to her fellow volunteers of Liberia IX, they were quick to respond. | 1/1/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #023: Greg Emerson, Morocco 2003, Peru 2003-2005 | Greg Emerson began his Peace Corps journey in Morocco but was evacuated from the country before swearing in, when the US invaded Iraq. Months later, he flew to Peru, where he would spend two years working high in the Andes mountains. | 12/25/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #022: Holidays in the Peace Corps | Four Peace Corps Volunteers who served across the globe during different decades share holiday Peace Corps stories and reflect on their time abroad. | 12/18/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #021: Charles McKinney IV, Macedonia 2015-2017 | It was hard for Charles McKinney not to stick out when he served as a person of color in the predominantly Caucasian country of Macedonia. Learn how this impacted and shaped his Peace Corps service. | 12/11/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #020: Katherine Fitch, Ukraine 2016-Now | A week before Katherine is to hold her first big event as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine, things didn't look good. The only performers she had for the Youth Center's Christmas Concert were the English Christmas Carol Club and with no budget for de. | 12/4/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #019: National Peace Corps Association – Giving Tuesday | You've had Black Friday and Cyber Monday, now take part in Giving Tuesday. On this episode, learn more about the National Peace Corps Association and why you should donate today. | 11/27/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #018: Ray Myers, India 1966-68 | Ray Myers served in India as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 1966 to 1968, during the first decade of the Peace Corps and only two decades after India gained its independence. During an era defined by the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, | 11/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #017: Taylor Faiella, Fiji 2015-2017 | Days from the end of her service, Taylor's house was set on fire, sending a clear message that someone no longer wanted her there. That feeling, however, was only shared by one person in Fiji, a community that loved her as much as she loved them. | 11/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #016: Lizzie Pelz, Ethiopia 2012-2014 | Lizzie Pelz, an LGBTQ+ volunteer, served in Ethiopia from 2012 to 2014. While her experience is not the same as all LGBTQ+ PCVs, we talk about going back into the closet, finding support, and the difficulties faced while serving in the Peace Corps. | 11/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #015: Christine Blackburn, Kingdom of Tonga 1996-1997 | Christine Blackburn, a 3-time Moth Story Slam winner, renowned storyteller and podcaster, tells the story of her time in Tonga. | 10/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #014: Jennifer Bangoura, Mali 2008-2012 | Jennifer Bangoura served in Mali from 2008 to 2012, first as an Environment Specialist in a village of 1,000 people nine hours north of Bamako, then in Bamako where she worked on a USAID-funded education contract as a Communications Specialist. | 10/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #013: Cindy Handle, Uganda 2014-16 | Cindy Handle served in Uganda as a Community Economic Development volunteer. Her love of volunteerism started when working with Amnesty International in undergrad and continued to grow into a passion for helping others. On this episode, | 10/16/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #012: Yadezi Abreu, Colombia 2016-2018 | Not only is Yadezi Abreu a Colombian serving in Colombia, her family is from the region where she serves, and her grandfather lives close by. Yet, her service has not been without struggle and much of that struggle comes from being Colombian. | 10/9/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBonus Episode – Guest Host Sheev Davé Interviews Me | After reading my Peace Corps memoir, Sheev had several questions and comments that he sent me. This started the idea to have in on the show, both as a guest and as a host. We talk about the writing process, my service, and my unfiltered, | 10/5/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #011: Sheev Davé, Botswana 2013-2015 | Ep #011: Sheev Davé, Botswana 2013-2015 | 10/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #010: Helen Schafer and Blake Thomas of Tiny House Coffee Roasters, Nicaragua 2012-2014 | Blake and Helen started Tiny House Coffee Roasters while serving as Peace Corps Volunteers in Nicaragua, to work hand in hand with members of their communities. They collaborate directly with local producers, sharing more work and more benefits. | 9/25/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #009: Catherine Cottam, South Africa 2013 | Catherine Cottam served in South Africa in 2013. She was medically separated five months into service when she developed depression and eventually Bipolar Disorder. Yet, her service should be defined by more than mental health issues. | 9/18/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #008: Scott Skinner, Republic of Georgia 2012-2014 | Could you find Georgia on a map? No, not the state, the Republic of Georgia. This episode, I talk with Scott Skinner about his time in Georgia as an Education and Youth Development Volunteer. While he did hone his wood chopping skills in the far northe | 9/11/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBonus Episode: Service Disrupted, My Peace Corps Story | This episode is a bonus, where I take some time to talk about the My Peace Corps Story podcast and share a little more about my service in Burkina Faso. In this episode, I confront my lifelong fear of reading aloud (sorta) and read the first two chapte. | 9/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #007: Liz Fanning, Morocco 1993-95 | Liz Fanning served in Morocco from 1993 to 1995 as Parks, Wildlife and Environmental Education volunteer. Twenty years after serving, she founded CorpsAfrica, which offers the same transformative experience as the Peace Corps to emerging leaders in Afr. | 9/4/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #006: Travis Hellstrom, Mongolia 2008-2011 | Travis Hellstrom served in Mongolia, 2008-2011, where he met his wife Tunga. He has a passion for happiness, simplicity, love, authenticity, and optimism. We talk about his service, meeting his wife, and his work to spread optimism. | 8/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #005: Haley Erickson, Guatemala 2009 | While in training, Haley Erickson was Administratively Separated from the Peace Corps, kicked out before she swore in and began her service. She talks about her short time in Guatemala and what happened. | 8/21/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #004: Chris Cannito, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2015-18 | While Chris Cannito is Primary Literacy volunteer serving in the Eastern Caribbean, his service is more than empowering students to read. After class, he puts down the books and laces up his cleats, to help coach the national rugby team. | 8/14/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #003: Rachel Micklas, Ethiopia 2012-14 | Rachel Micklas lands in her Ethiopian village with a desire to share her love of soccer. Soon after arriving, she forms a soccer team of young girls, who have never played on a team. Months later, they find themselves in the finals of the regional soc | 8/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #002: Joan Barker, Niger 2005-07 | Joan served as a Community Health Agent in Niger from 2005 to 2007. This episode, she shares her story as a Peace Corps Volunteer. From long peaceful walks through fields of millet to being attacked by a rabid dog, | 8/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp #001: My Peace Corps Story | Welcome to the My Peace Corps Story podcast. This episode, my friend Jordan joins the show to interview me, ask about my Peace Corps service, my new book, Service Disrupted, and this podcast. | 8/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Just ordered the book!
Tyler's a good friend, but sometimes it's hard to communicate your experience to those you're closest with. I'm looking forward to reading his more raw account of his time in Burkina Faso in his book along with the stories his guests will share on future episodes of this podcast.
Extending the Spirit of the Peace Corps
There are so many reasons why individuals join the Peace Corps.....but the general global mission is for Americans (US) to learn about foreign culturals and places while giving those arround the world the opportunity to meet, know and interact with people from the United States.
This podcast is an extension of that mission in the way that it allows Peace Corps Volunters to share their experience. These stories can be destributed and consumed in a modern way which broadcasts PCV stories and experiences into the world.
Great job Tyler!
Would be uninformed without this!
I accepted an invitation to PC China in September and I have been relying on this podcast to keep me informed about what life in the Peace Corps is really like. Thank you Tyler for taking on this public service podcast and helping future PCVs all over understand the Peace Corps experience!
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