Ranked #1
Tough Cookie – Tasha Prados, Peru 2011-2013
Tough Cookie – Tasha Prados, Peru 2011-2013
Since leaving Peru, Tasha Prados founded Duraca Strategic, a business and marketing strategy company. Tasha wants organi... Read more
17 Sep 2019
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48mins
Ranked #2
Ep #030: Jennie Davis, Senegal 2011-2013
Ep #030: Jennie Davis, Senegal 2011-2013
Jennie served in the capital of the garden belt in Senegal. Her longest and most successful project was working with a l... Read more
13 Feb 2018
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36mins
Ranked #3
Out of the rainforest and on to Shark Tank – Evan Delahanty of Peaceful Fruits, Suriname 2011-2013
Out of the rainforest and on to Shark Tank – Evan Delahanty of Peaceful Fruits, Suriname 2011-2013
After the challenge of serving in a village deep in the rainforest of Suriname, Evan was up for another: becoming an ent... Read more
10 Jul 2018
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #4
Ep #034: Shawna Thomas, Romania 2002-2004
Ep #034: Shawna Thomas, Romania 2002-2004
How much do you hate cold showers? Well, imagine having to start a fire to fuel your hot water heater each time you want... Read more
13 Mar 2018
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41mins
Ranked #5
Peace Corps to AmeriCorps – Emily Milcent, Indonesia 2016-2018
Peace Corps to AmeriCorps – Emily Milcent, Indonesia 2016-2018
Service doesn't stop when you close your service, and Emily Milcent is a perfect example. She spent two years teaching E... Read more
21 Aug 2018
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54mins
Ranked #6
Ultimate Peace Corps Packing List
Ultimate Peace Corps Packing List
Packing for two years of service can be nerve-racking. How do you decide what to bring for the next 27 months of your li... Read more
25 May 2018
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10mins
Ranked #7
Ep #036: Adam Rhoads, Jamaica 2003-2007
Ep #036: Adam Rhoads, Jamaica 2003-2007
Adam spent all day tramping through the Jamaican forest, getting nearly lost, while searching for a potential new ecotou... Read more
27 Mar 2018
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33mins
Ranked #8
Serving in the First Year – Addis and Jim Chapman, West Pakistan 1961-63
Serving in the First Year – Addis and Jim Chapman, West Pakistan 1961-63
Photos from Addis and Jim’s Service Addis and Jim Chapman’s Peace Corps Story Where and when did you serve? What did you... Read more
24 Sep 2019
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52mins
Ranked #9
Ep #040: Joseph Braccio, Niger 2007-2008
Ep #040: Joseph Braccio, Niger 2007-2008
Joseph started his vacation by being robbed at machete-point and thought it could only get better from there. He was wro... Read more
24 Apr 2018
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39mins
Ranked #10
Fresh off the Island – Chad Beatty, Vanuatu 2016-19
Fresh off the Island – Chad Beatty, Vanuatu 2016-19
Chad only recently returned home from his Peace Corps service in Vanuatu. With the sand barely out of his shoes, he talk... Read more
23 Jul 2019
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44mins
Ranked #11
Health Resource Partners – Britany Ferrell, Ghana 2010-12
Health Resource Partners – Britany Ferrell, Ghana 2010-12
Health Resource Partners (HRP) founder, Britany Ferrell, decided to join the United States Peace Corps during her last y... Read more
1 Oct 2019
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41mins
Ranked #12
Weddings, Poaching, and More – Sena Woldetensay, Zambia 2016-2018
Weddings, Poaching, and More – Sena Woldetensay, Zambia 2016-2018
Sena Woldetensay wanted to serve in the Peace Corps since middle school. Born in Ethiopia, she originally had her sights... Read more
14 May 2019
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49mins
Ranked #13
Life in a Fish Bowl – Marta Block, Ghana 2002-2004
Life in a Fish Bowl – Marta Block, Ghana 2002-2004
Toward the end of my service, I was made queen mother of development (Nkosuahemaa) in my village. It was an amazing day ... Read more
19 Mar 2019
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46mins
Ranked #14
Artists of Peace Corps – Gina Larson, Kosovo 2018-Present
Artists of Peace Corps – Gina Larson, Kosovo 2018-Present
Looking for something to fill her time this past winter, as her fellow teachers in Kosovo were on strike, Gina Larson tu... Read more
16 Apr 2019
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51mins
Ranked #15
Not all Green Hills and Fresh Coffee – Jane Haines, Colombia 2018-Present
Not all Green Hills and Fresh Coffee – Jane Haines, Colombia 2018-Present
Americans have a lot of preconceived thoughts about Colombia, which range from drug running narcos deep in the jungle to... Read more
25 Jun 2019
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48mins
Ranked #16
Climbing Cotopaxi with the Warmis – Dana Platin, Ecuador 1997-2000
Climbing Cotopaxi with the Warmis – Dana Platin, Ecuador 1997-2000
In 2001 the first expedition of indigenous women reached the summit of Cotopaxi, the highest active volcano in the world... Read more
10 Sep 2019
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1hr
Ranked #17
Ep #005: Haley Erickson, Guatemala 2009
Ep #005: Haley Erickson, Guatemala 2009
While in training, Haley Erickson was Administratively Separated from the Peace Corps, kicked out before she swore in an... Read more
22 Aug 2017
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26mins
Ranked #18
Bless Up – Mark Bryson, Jamaica 2010-2013
Bless Up – Mark Bryson, Jamaica 2010-2013
Photos from Mark’s Service Mark Bryson’s Peace Corps Story Where and when did you serve? What did you do? I served in Ja... Read more
12 Mar 2019
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59mins
Ranked #19
Gay in the Peace Corps – Patrick Driscoll, Senegal 2014-2016
Gay in the Peace Corps – Patrick Driscoll, Senegal 2014-2016
Homosexuality is illegal in Senegal. When Patrick Driscoll found this out before he departed for his Peace Corps service... Read more
12 Jun 2018
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57mins
Ranked #20
Finding Community in a Gym – Kelly Branyik, China 2014-2016
Finding Community in a Gym – Kelly Branyik, China 2014-2016
"I miss my family and friends. I miss the food. I miss the ease of walking everywhere and the accessibility to cross-cou... Read more
5 Feb 2019
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42mins