Posted by in Heartfelt, Never the Same Again, Pink Flamingos Here in the USA, we are fortunate. In many of the 50 countries I have lived or traveled to, the recent history of war is part of their human fabric. Either people can recall the wartimes, have a family or friend killed or maimed, or the remnants of past bombings dot the landscape today. Yes,…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again, Uncategorized What a poignant question during these turbulent times. And so what’s the Peace Corps got to do with it, you may ask? I was recently interviewed and asked this question for the WorldView magazine that was published in the Winter 2024 edition. This magazine sponsored by the National Peace Corps Association is supported by those…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again The National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) is pleased to announce the Friends of Liberia (FOL) as the winner of the 2023 Loret Miller Ruppe Award for Outstanding Community Service. (Click on any highlighted area for links to more information.) NPCA members selected FOL for this year’s prestigious award, recognizing the group’s publication of Never the…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again, Pink Flamingos To be honest, I went back to Africa in 2023 for one main reason. I wanted to trek to see the gorillas in the wild in Rwanda before my body failed me. However, the trip was so much more than the gorillas, as you will read in the following paragraphs. I traveled with a great…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again, Pink Flamingos Thanks to Dale Gilles (a returned Liberian Peace Corps volunteer and staff member) who keeps his pulse on Liberia, forwarded this article written about Liberia’s former President. I want to share it with my followers. Published May 2023 (verbiage taken from the Forbes article), read the entire article here. However, I have highlighted President Sirleaf’s…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again To my followers: I have not written many blogs in the past months due to my intermittent international travel since December 2022. There is so much to write about after visiting the Middle East and Africa in that time period. But, today I want to focus on the passing of a man who I wish…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again, Pink Flamingos (Click on any of the highlighted links for these blogs) This message goes to all those in the “service industry.” I’m speaking of people like teachers, nurses, NGO workers, Peace Corps volunteers, and others: people who want to make a difference. I have often wondered if I made a difference or influenced others because of…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again John Kucij served as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1971-1973 in Voinjama, Liberia. John returned to Liberia in 1997 with a Friends of Liberia (FOL) delegation to be an “Observer” of the Liberian presidential election that was to end to civil war. His heart wrenching story of what he found when he returned to Liberia…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again Rebekah Schulz reads an excerpt of her story about the deep bond she formed with a Liberian woman who taught her a valuable lesson during her sewing classes. The fragility of life in Liberia culminated with an ending that Rebekah will never forget. Read the full story and 62 others from 50 authors in our…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again Nimu Sidhu shares an excerpt of her touching story of how she joined the women in her village in Liberia to protest a dangerous bridge.Their success shows the power of uniting for one common cause. Nimu served two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Vaye Town, Liberia from 2013-14. Read her full story and…Read more »
Susan E. Greisen 