Received an email from a Dayton Daily News reporter today who was asking questions about my Peace Corps experience. Here’s what she said Subject: Peace Corps To: [email protected] From: “MeiLing Hopgood” Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:06:09 -0700 Dear Jason, My name is Mei-Ling Hopgood and I’m a reporter with the Dayton Daily News and …
Category Archives: Peace Corps
A Canoe Called Matoaka
Returned Guyana Peace Corps volunteer Brian Tarallo was recently featured in William and Mary’s alumni magazine, March 13, 2003 issue. The short interview is titled “A Canoe Called Matoaka” and can be read online. The story begins “Following graduation, Brian Tarallo (’00) served with the U.S. Peace Corps in Guyana. While there, he built a …
Patrick calls from Guyana
I received an Internet phone call from one of my good Peace Corps Guyana friends today. It was great to hear form him. His news was that a dozen new volunteers arrived to Georgetown this week to start their three months of training and two years of service. Somehow, my name came up as a …
The Curtain is Lifted
Today is Peace Corps Day. In the spirit of celebrating the Peace Corps’ birthday, I’ve decided to again share my Peace Corps experience with others by removing the password restriction to this section of my personal website. According to the Peace Corps, the spirit of Peace Corps Day is to celebrate its third goal “To …
Volunteers Sent Home for Personal Email
Three weeks ago, I heard the awful news that Guyana Peace Corps country director, Earl Brown, sent two more volunteers home for “publishing” their Peace Corps experiences via a personal email to friends and family. At the time, I knew little about the incident, which is why I didn’t want to jump to conclusions. Nonetheless, …