They were seen as teachers, coaches, athletes, rock stars, spies, FBI agents, “mercenary yankis.” Here’s why. By Jim Brown   Kay Gillies Dixon, a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Colombia III - Urban

By Dan Taylor (Colombia II) The first excerpt takes place in Moniquirá, Boyacá. Luis Eduardo is a Promotor de Acción Comunal, Kent is a Colombia I Volunteer and Dan’s partner.   “Our

Dr. Larry Larrichio is an Adjunct Professor of Latin American Studies at UNM and alumnus of the LAII. His research interests focus on the utilization of interdisciplinary studies, including archaeology, linguistics, human

By Jim Brown (Colombia IV) There are certain days we will remember as long as we live. We can tell you exactly where we were, what we we doing, and why that

Recruitment Stories From College to Peace Corps By Darrel Young Site Location: San Pablo, Nariño I was strolling across campus, about to begin my last semester of undergrad, looking toward law school

By Jeremy Booth Generally speaking, once you decide to get one, there is a lot of freedom regarding tattoos. There is no formula to tell what exactly to get, where to place

By Alyssa Galik, RPCV 2016–2018 This story originally appeared in the 60th Anniversary Exhibit for the Museum of the Peace Corps Experience. Cartagena has always been a place of contradictions, a city of

By Jim Brown, Colombia IV (1962-1964) The Wild West years of Peace Corps recruiting were 1961 and 1962. An understaffed office in Washington was inundated by thousands of applications. There were delays,

By Bill Salerno, Colombia VI (1963-1966) It was mid-June, ‘64. Dan Taylor and I and his lovable pooch Marquesa were on a direct flight from Medellin to Bahia Solano on the Pacific