Meet Gainesville Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
Click on the interactive Google Map below to view more information on where current Gainesville Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) have served.
In His Own Words: Eric D Regaspi
When I look back at my time in Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer twelve years ago, what stands out most is how it changed me and how it changed the course of my life in a good way.
In life, there are certain opportunities that offer many great experiences in a short amount of time. Being a Peace Corps Volunteer and graduating from the University of Florida are good examples. At each phase in one’s life you have to determine if this is the right time for you. I found that joining the Peace Corps a year after getting my BS degree from Florida was the perfect timing for me...read more
In Her Own Words: Dr. Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman
Ah northern Morocco. I was in a little village called Ben Karrich on the road between Tetouan and Chefchaouen. On a good day I would wake up around six and walk to the bottom of my hill (about two K's) At the bottom of the hill I would wait between two minutes to two hours for transport to a spot about 25K away. It is here that work began I stop in at the house of my favorite family and have the usual country breakfast of tea, olives, bread and an egg (or two if the chickens were busy). This egg or two is usually split between seven and five people all of which live in a room that is six meters by 12 meters...read more