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Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-MR-2008-090
C. Michael (Mike) Farmer served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal from June 1963 to June 1965 in a community development program. In his interview, he recounts his experiences and observations as a volunteer. Note: Interview ends abruptly. Interviewed and recorded by Paul Kinsley, June 17, 2008. 2 tapes (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-MR-2011-021
Steve Swigart served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Brazil from July 1966 to July 1968 on a lunch program project. He attended training at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He discusses his training program and the difficulty he encountered learning Portuguese. Upon arriving in Brazil, Swigart began his work to implement lunch programs in rural areas of the country. He also talks about his relationships with the nationals, his love for Brazil, and his continued contacts with Brazilians in the United States. Interviewed and recorded by Paul Kinsley, May 31, 2011. 2 tapes (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-MR-2011-016
Bruce Thompson served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolivia from June 1963 to June 1965 as a university teacher. He attended training at the University of California, Los Angeles. Thompson worked mainly in the Bolivian capital of La Paz. In the interview, he describes his work starting the physics department and teaching engineering at the local university. He also talks about living and working in La Paz and the many political events of that time period. Interviewed and recorded by Paul Kinsley, April 5, 2011. 1 tape (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-MR-2011-009
Dan Diliberti served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Chile from 1969 to 1971 as a home construction instructor. He trained in-country around Santiago. In the interview, he explains the training program and introduction to a new culture. Diliberti worked along with his wife in a home construction project that involved members of the local community. He talks about his friendships and relationships with the Chileans and the sense of working together to accomplish set goals. He also described the influence that the Peace Corps had on his later life and career. Interviewed and recorded by Paul Kinsley, February 1, 2011. 1 tape (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-MR-2011-007-002
Ann Diliberti served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Chile from July 1969 to July 1971 as a community service worker. She attended training in and around Santiago, Chile, as part of a construction instructor team along with her husband Dan. Diliberti discusses the culture shock and differences in life experiences she witnessed. She was very involved in her community, making friends and starting various projects, and lived in the same manner as the people she worked with. Interviewed and recorded by Paul Kinsley, December 7, 2010. 1 tape (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-MR-2011-001
Barbara Richards (formerly Rich Main) served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia from June 1967 to June 1969 as an English teacher. Richards attended training in Utah for the TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) program. She discusses her life as a TESL teacher in two different communities. Her first station was in a geographically isolated area. Richards also described the effect that the Peace Corps had on her eventual career as a Montessori teacher. Interviewed and recorded by Paul Kinsley, September 23, 2010. 2 tapes (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-MR-2010-027
Tennie Bickham served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia from 1967 to 1969 as a high school teacher (Liberia IX). She attended training at San Francisco State University. In Liberia, Bickham was stationed in the town of Sanniquellie at a government school where she taught math and science. She discusses the challenges of being a female high school teacher in Liberia. She also talks about her interaction with her students, the political atmosphere of the time, and the effect the Peace Corps had on her life. Interviewed and recorded by Paul Kinsley, April 6, 2010. 1 tape (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-MR-2009-011
Joe Zingsheim served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras from 1965 to 1967 on a rural community development project. Although he had trained for the Dominican Republic, he was sent to Honduras instead with only one other volunteer. Zingsheim was stationed in Taulabe, and ended up working on a United Nations seed and fertilizer project with the local subsistence farmers. He also encouraged individuals to establish vegetable gardens. In the interview, Zingsheim discusses his challenges with mistrust of foreigners and serving without the support of a group of volunteers. He has been back to Honduras multiple times since completing Peace Corps. Interviewed and recorded by Paul Kinsley, October 13, 2008. 1 tape (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-MR-2008-074-001
Cheryl Nenn served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador from February 1995 to June 1997 as a forestry extension worker. Her interview includes observations on the Peace Corps experience, the people and situations she encountered, and her thoughts on how the Peace Corps has affected her life and career. Interviewed by Paul Kinsley, April 15, 2008. 1 tape (web streaming files combined into 1 file).