Peace Corps Voices: Rahama Wright ’02, Empowering Women in Africa
The former Peace Corps volunteer created a new business model for a beauty staple that empowers women.
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Kris Dreessen
Peace Corps Voices: Planting Seeds for Change in Senegal
When I introduce myself in Senegal, I tell people my name is Mata Dia, the name my host family gave me when I began my Peace Corps service as a Community Economic Development volunteer. In America, I’m better known as Jessica Kroenert, adventure seeker, dog enthusiast, and Geneseo grad, class of 2015.
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Peace Corps Voices: Danielle Ellingston ’97, Lessons from Ghana
I learned so much that it’s hard to say what the one most valuable lesson was.
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Peace Corps Voices: Bethany Stewart ’03, Becoming Part of the Family in The Gambia
One perspective I gained is to know that it’s ok when things don’t work out as you planned. You simply use that experience and learn from it. And, perhaps the outcome is actually something better or more effective than what you originally planned.
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Peace Corps Voices: Meara Bowe ’15, at the Core, We Are All the Same
The Peace Corps was always on my radar, but it wasn’t until after I took Humanities II in Nicaragua as a junior through Geneseo that it became a very real plan for after graduation. The trip forever changed my outlook on the world, and the path that I saw myself taking in the future.
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Peace Corps Voices: Emerita Jane Hogan, Continued to Help People Realize Their Dreams, At Geneseo
In the Peace Corps, I learned that I can live in another culture, figure out what the key features are, and be resourceful and work within that culture to be successful. These are the same core values and skills I have used throughout my life. You had to be able to make your own projects, and find your own satisfaction.