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Life in the Peace Corps Diaries

10 Apr

These are several excerpts from my diaries in the Peace Corps.  I was a Natural Resources Volunteer in the town of Tarariras, Uruguay, South America in early 1990. Peace Corps Diaries – Fire While in the Peace Corps I was sitting in my little Uruguayan home staring through the door of my “salamandra” (wood burning [...]

A Day in the Life of a Peace Corps Volunteer

17 Mar

Since National Peace Corps Day was recently upon us I thought I would write a little about my experience in Uruguay, although one small post won’t and can’t come close to capturing even a snippet of the adventure.  I was a Natural Resources Volunteer sent to a small town in Uruguay (Tarariras) to help with [...]