Archive - August 8, 2023

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“The Impact of Peace Corps Volunteers’ Service” by Robert Goetschkes (Tonga)
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YOU ARE NOT HERE by Eric Czuleger (Albania)

“The Impact of Peace Corps Volunteers’ Service” by Robert Goetschkes (Tonga)

by Robert Goetschkes (Tonga 1988-90) • The Peace Corps is renowned for its commitment to promoting global peace and friendship through community-based service. For over six decades, Peace Corps Volunteers have served in diverse countries, working with local communities to address pressing challenges and foster sustainable development. This article explores Peace Corps Volunteers’ profound impact on empowering communities worldwide, shaping positive change, and creating lasting connections. A Shared Vision for Positive Change Peace Corps Volunteers embody a shared vision for positive change and mutual understanding. As they embark on their service journeys, they bring with them the values of compassion, empathy, and a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others. This collective commitment to creating a better world unites volunteers, regardless of their backgrounds or the countries they serve in. Grassroots Community Development One of the core principles of the Peace Corps is to promote grassroots . . .

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YOU ARE NOT HERE by Eric Czuleger (Albania)

  You Are Not Here: Travels Through Countries that Don’t Exist by Eric Czuleger (Albania 2011-13) Independently Published 360 pages June 2023 $0.99 (Kindle); $18.27 (Paperback)   American journalist Eric Czuleger dives into the twilight zone of statecraft by living in unrecognized nations in order to discover what a country really is. He begins his journey as a third-grade teacher in Iraqi Kurdistan at the height of the Kurdish independence movement. Banned by Turkey, he pivots to Kosovo where he reports during the nation’s 10 year anniversary celebration. Moving on to The Black Hole of Europe, Transnistria, he arrives in time for the Russian election. Finally, Czuleger infiltrates the world’s first crypto-anarchist nation, Liberland, where he parties with Bitcoin millionaires and falls into his most challenging position yet: Liberland Ambassador to Somaliland. There, in the never ending desert, he discovers the real cost of drawing a new line in the . . .

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