RPCV – Returned Peace Corps Volunteer. Why is it referred to as “returned” and not “former”? Well, from the very beginning we were told that Peace Corps service lasts a lifetime. The all-important third goal of the organization, as decreed by President Kennedy, is “to promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part…
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XXVIII. Bidding Farewell, COS trip to Italy, & A Humble Return to Chicago
Lumelang to all my family, friends, and subscribers, It is with a most bittersweet feeling I write about my Close of Service (COS) from Peace Corps in Thaba-Tseka, Lesotho. Where did the time ago? It seems like yesterday when I was writing about accepting my invitation to serve in the Mountain Kingdom. It has been…
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