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Stories From Dominican Republic

Every Peace Corps Volunteer has a story to tell. Read stories from Volunteers about what it's like to live and work in Dominican Republic.

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Sean feels a sense of ownership and responsibility in his Gambian community.
When my Peace Corps community began to feel like home
By Peace Corps
January 21, 2025
Serving As A Volunteer
Rebecca M_Miguel and Darleney
A growing connection with my host brother Miguel
By Rebecca M.
October 14, 2024
Serving As A Volunteer
Maggie preparing food with locals in Indonesia
4 Peace Corps Volunteers share what they learned from their host communities
By Peace Corps
October 7, 2024
Serving As A Volunteer
Briley Lewis with students
Experiencing connection through language in the Dominican Republic
By Briley Lewis
April 7, 2023
Serving As A Volunteer
Aruby and his Brigada Verde colleagues in 2004
The Green Brigade and the power of service to heal
By Mike McCabe
April 5, 2023
Serving As A Volunteer
kent and kathy
For this retired couple, serving together is a dream come true
By Peace Corps
May 27, 2022
Serving As A Volunteer
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3 Returned Volunteers explain why it’s never too late to serve
By Peace Corps
May 11, 2022
Serving As A Volunteer
JFK
Three Peace Corps members share how inspiration from JFK led to public service abroad
By Brandalyn Bickner
March 18, 2021
Peace Corps Perspectives
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Mother, daughter share Peace Corps connection to the Dominican Republic
By Peace Corps
February 18, 2021
After Service
Ketover, middle with Ambassador Bill Taylor at a Ministry of Youth event.
Arc of Service: A Photo Essay of Service in the 1990s
By Michael Ketover
January 19, 2021
Becoming A Volunteer
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Franklin H. Williams Awardees represent Peace Corps’ Domestic Dividend
By Brandalyn Bickner
January 6, 2021
Peace Corps Perspectives
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5 Volunteers share food traditions from across the globe
By Peace Corps
November 24, 2020
Serving As A Volunteer
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My host families in the Dominican Republic
By Julee Muro de Gerome
August 3, 2020
Serving As A Volunteer
Hispanic female Peace Corps volunteer review paper documents with two female community members outside in Guatemala
5 Americans reflect on ways their Hispanic heritage influenced their Peace Corps service
By Peace Corps
September 16, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
A young girl, hand covered in blue paint, adds her hand print to piece of paper with other colorful hand prints.
Here's what 6 youth in development Volunteers have to say about their sector
By Peace Corps
July 31, 2019
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Overcoming "vergüenza" and finding my place
By Ashley Pinamonti
July 30, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
Several Nepalese women and one American volunteer, all in colorful clothing, sit together on a porch reading and smiling.
8 Peace Corps projects to inspire you on International Women’s Day
By Peace Corps
March 8, 2019
Peace Corps Perspectives
Lucia's backyard in the DR
A girl named Lainy
By Lucia Vitale
October 11, 2018
Serving As A Volunteer
Ray Sanchez 3
Giving Dominican women the help my mother never had
By Ray Sanchez
September 14, 2018
Serving As A Volunteer
Astronaut Joe Acaba wears a Peace Corps T-shirt on the International Space Station
From Peace Corps service to space
By Peace Corps
February 6, 2018
After Service