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Distant Perspective

A visit with Peace Corps Fellows, MU's Peace Corps Fellows Program

Published: December 09, 2009 - Topics: field_research embassy anthropology non_profit study_abroad

Moments to Remember

Topics: family ceremony

Some of the most powerful things the fellows brought back to the U.S. are their memories. Jensen loved attending ceremonies in his community, Bowes was touched during an inter-school debate, and Craver’s favorite memories center around the concept of family. Keller remembers her mentor and the moment when a maternity clinic she helped to create finally opened. “People from all over came. Everyone was dressed up, and all of the local hunter associations came and performed dances wearing their traditional mud-cloth outfits,” she says. “I gave a speech in Bambara, and I thought, ‘Who am I to be giving a speech in Bambara over a microphone?’”