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A Day in the Life of a Peace Corps Volunteer

17 Mar

Peace Corps Uruguay Juan-Carlos

Yasimara and her Dad and sister. Conchillas Uruguay, 1997 - Photo KV

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 a recycling program and education (instilling the three R’s – Recycle, Reduce, Reuse).  It was kind of comical, considering the amount of trash a family generated there was a tiny fraction (more…)