GCTV – Peace Corps Worldwide

Interviews with Cross Cultural Consultant & Author Craig Storti (Morocco 1970-72)

Jan 23 2025

Craig was interviewed recently on Global Connections TV by host and fellow Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Bill Miller (Dominican Republic 1968-70). Craig Storti is an author and a trainer/consultant in the field of intercultural communications and cross-cultural adaptation. Eight of his books are on intercultural topics, while the two most recent—Why Travel Matters and especially The Hunt for Mount Everest—are for general audiences. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco, which offered a unique experience that was crucial in promoting the concept that there are several world views and expanding his love of travel and the intercultural field. When President Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961, he had three goals to provide technical assistance, discuss America with your host country nationals and bring the experience home and share it. Main themes in intercultural training include your values, beliefs and assumptions, which may be different from someone else’s, being more aware . . .

Peace Corps Park Featured on Global Connections Television

Dec 02 2024

View GCTV Interview Now Since my service as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala (1988-91), I have had the privilege of serving the global Peace Corps community in a variety of leadership roles. These days, I am spearheading the creation of Peace Corps Park, a commemorative work to be established on a National Park Service site near the U.S. Capitol and the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Journalist Bill Miller (Dominican Republic 1968-70) recently interviewed me for his Global Connections Television (GCTV), an independently-produced, privately-financed talk show that focuses on international issues and how they impact people worldwide. Bill has interviewed several returned Peace Corps Volunteers on his program. Click here to view the 20-minute GCTV interview. More about Peace Corps Park: Peace Corps Park is envisioned as an enduring commemorative to the spirit of service and global community fostered by the Peace Corps since its establishment in 1961. Authorized . . .