New Mexico Reflections on the Peace Corps

“(My proudest Peace Corps accomplishment was) Showing the school kids and their local teacher that schoolwork could be fun, could involve getting up from their desks and moving around, and was something they could show off to their schoolmates and families.” Martin Doviak Ecuador 1968-1970 Albuquerque, NM 87106

“What is most important is that the Peace Corps Community continues to grow, bringing those individual and group experiences back to the United States or wherever their chosen residence may be to apply and impart those life experiences through their own lives and work to family, friends, and coworker communities.” Willard Eastman Liberia 1980-1982 Albuquerque, NM 87107

“In 1965, after arriving in rural Espirito Santo state in Brazil, I noticed that none of the hundreds of poor school children were wearing eyeglasses. Schoolteachers and parents let me give simple eye exams, using hand signals, to identify kids with vision problems. Brazilian parents helped us transport these kids 40 miles away to... Victoria to have free eyeglass fittings by optometrists. A local Kiwanis Club in my hometown of Redding, CA, raised money to help pay for the eyeglasses.” Reeves, Thomas Zane Brazil 1964-1966 Albuquerque, NM 87107-2613

“My husband and I attribute the open hospitality we offered over the years to foreigners to my experiences in Peace Corps. We owe a debt of gratitude to President Kennedy and all of those who brought his dream to fruition.” Blanche Louise Griffin Malaysia 1966 – 1968 Albuquerque, NM 87122

New Mexico Reflections on the Peace Corps

“The Peace Corps is a community of like-minded people who are/were willing to step out of their comfort zones, journey to the unfamiliar, and open their minds and hearts to never imagined possibilities, adventures, and person-to-person connections.” Richard Nathanson Chile 1965 – 1967 Rio Rancho, NM 87124

“(My service) set my whole career post-Peace Corps; community development, community action, working with non-profit organizations.” William W. McKinstry Colombia 1962 – 1964 Santa Fe, NM 87501

“(My proudest Peace Corps moment was) Starting the child nutrition centers. In 1986, I returned for a visit and found the centers functioning well and the children bigger and healthier.” Christine Pederson Thailand 1968-1970 Santa Fe, NM 87505

“Having a Peace Corps Community means that I have an instant bond with former Peace Corps people. We got an intimate view of cultures vastly different from the culture we were raised in. We saw and experienced things that changed our lives.” Erica Elliott MD Ecuador 1974-1976 Santa Fe, NM 87507

“The Peace Corps experience immerses one so thoroughly into another culture that it cannot help but significantly increase and broaden your understanding of yourself and your own culture, the tolerance, and acceptance we all need to share with one another. For me, it has had an immense, very positive, and long-lasting impact on my life.” Dan Rusthoi Iran 1966-1967 Santa Fe, NM 87507

New Mexico Reflections on the Peace Corps

“Our team conducted a nutrition survey of about 300 babies, measured their lengths and weights, and checked them for diseases. Using this information as an indicator of the health status of the Mozambican refugee community as a whole, the results of the survey were used to determine whether there existed a need for additional health facilities for these refugees.” Ray M. Montes Malawi 1988 – 1990 Las Cruces, NM 88007

“I think of the Peace Corps Community as a diverse group of individuals from all over the United States who have had a common experience: finding out what it means to be an American by experiencing life outside the US.” Ronald Schaefer Afghanistan 1971-1974 Silver City, NM 88061

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