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Outlook on the Entire Foreign Assistance Budget 27 Aug 2013 | 07:55 pm
When members of the Inland-Northwest Peace Corps Association met recently in Spokane with staff of Senator Patty Murray, they gave voice to the importance of strong Peace Corps funding. But they also...
Persistence (Literally) Pays Off 26 Aug 2013 | 10:35 pm
When he’s not connecting with the Peace Corps community or making a donation to the NPCA, Hiram Baez Andino (left, with NPCA President Glenn Blumhorst) is a Technological Math and Science teacher w...
First Impressions 26 Aug 2013 | 07:29 pm
Nayo helps Next Step Travel arrivals at the Guatemala City airport to find their way Golf courses and swimming pools. That was the first thing that struck me as United Airlines Flight 1500 from H...
Chile, Colombia, DRC (Zaire), Ecuador, The Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Thailand 23 Aug 2013 | 08:46 pm
CHILE Kay Muldoon-Ibrahim (1966-68) held a photography exhibit at Cecil College, where she taught photojournalism from 2005 to 2010. The exhibit’s theme was “Our Shared Humanity” and featured photog...
Surveying the Future 20 Aug 2013 | 06:26 pm
We ask you to add your voice to your future by following this link, taking this ten-minute Peace Corps community survey and forwarding this blog post to others you know. This survey comes as the Nati...
And the District Meetings Keep on Coming! 19 Aug 2013 | 08:32 pm
An August 9th district office advocacy meeting in Peoria Illinois. (L to R): Mary Ann Shafer (India 1970-72), Wayne Nowlan (Tunisia 1964-66), Andy Colgan, staff of Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, Sheld...
In Memoriam – July 2013 9 Aug 2013 | 10:39 pm
The experiences, skills, professions and passions of members of the Peace Corps community cover a wide range of interests and eras. That is clearly on display as we remember some of those we lost in J...
August Featured Advocate – Eliot Cresswell 9 Aug 2013 | 06:54 pm
This past July, with Peace Corps Connect – Boston being less than a three-hour drive away, several leaders of the RPCVs of Northeastern New York (NENY) took advantage of the close proximity to connect...
If Those Chairs Could Talk: Korea RPCVs Reunite at Ghost Ranch Training Site 6 Aug 2013 | 02:06 am
It is not uncommon for large groups to plan visits to Ghost Ranch in New Mexico—maybe a clique of neighborhood pals looking to get away for the weekend or a high school reunion that decided to get a l...
It’s August…We’re Advocating! 5 Aug 2013 | 09:48 pm
(l to r) NPCA Board Member Sharon Keld, Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY) and Long Island RPCV Kathy Williams-Ging met on Saturday to discuss key Peace Corps issues With Congress beginning a five-we...
