Archive - June 1, 2023

Peace Corps experience changed lives Scooter MacMillan, Editor MAY 25, 2023They came from all over the United States and were going to live in a foreign country for two years where most of them didn’t speak any of its languages. They were enthusiastic and idealistic. They were in their early 20s and had recently graduated, lots from Ivy League Schools. Some of them had teaching, clerical or administrative work experience. A few had done manual labor. In their bios for the Peace Corps, lots of them said they liked tennis and skiing. It wasn’t in their bios, but it goes without saying: They all were going to change the world. Maybe they did. It’s interesting to ruminate on how the world might be different if there had never been a Peace Corps. Jim and Susan Hyde of Charlotte were part of a group of 40 Peace Corps volunteers who were . . .