http://www.syndicatemizzou.org Thu, 24 May 2012 06:30:51 GMT en-us 40 Center for eResearch Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activity http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/images/logo.png 384 80 http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/peacecorps2/ipod/PC2_01_Where_what.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/peacecorps2/ipod/PC2_01_Where_what.m4v This year’s group of Peace Corps fellows spent time in West Africa, southern Africa, and Kyrgystan. Their experiences were as unique as the countries in which they were located. Nathan Jensen and Jennifer Keller worked as agricultural volunteers in Mali; Amy Bowes taught English in Lesotho; and Andy Craver taught English in Issyk-Kul. Craver’s comment that she “learned a lot more from them then they did from me” echoes the attitudes of all the volunteers. 3 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:42:36 GMT http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/peacecorps2/ipod/PC2_02_Memorable_Moments.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/peacecorps2/ipod/PC2_02_Memorable_Moments.m4v 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?’” 3 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:44:54 GMT