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Stories From Guyana

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

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Kristina Brayman 1
A journey of service and discovery
By Kristina Brayman
April 30, 2025
Serving As A Volunteer
Four wooden, hand-painted, flat animals who serve as game pieces
A Guyanese conservation board game goes digital
By Peace Corps
August 26, 2024
Ileana and Michael with bike helmets on a bridge
A Journey of Volunteering, Community, and Cultural Enrichment in Guyana
By Ileana C.
August 20, 2024
Serving As A Volunteer
Volunteer Chanel Rigby sits on a chair
How growing up Guyanese prepared a Brooklyn-born Volunteer for Peace Corps service
By Chanel Rigby
February 8, 2024
Serving As A Volunteer
PCV Emalee Finn stands in front of a waterfall
Sowing seeds of love through service in Guyana
By Emmalee Finn
February 1, 2024
Returned Volunteer Chase sitting under a sign that reads inspired
Writing a coming-out letter to home leads to community support in Guyana
By Chase Chisholm
June 21, 2023
After Service
colorful houses on a hill side
Answering the call to serve again and again
By Peace Corps
November 20, 2022
After Service
JFK
Three Peace Corps members share how inspiration from JFK led to public service abroad
By Brandalyn Bickner
March 18, 2021
Peace Corps Perspectives
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
Volunteer sitting displaying seven curry in lily leaf at local wedding
Serving in Guyana, South America’s Hidden Gem
By Gina Amico
October 29, 2019
A female Volunteer stands smiling with her Guyanan coworkers inside of a health clinic.
Sometimes you need just to take a speedboat
By Amber Enyart
December 7, 2018
Serving As A Volunteer
Doug Hall
A Long Time Coming: Educator fulfills lifelong dream in the Peace Corps
By Douglas Lee Hall
September 17, 2018
Serving As A Volunteer
Linford Marks, the Hub Technician in training, practicing his program skills at the computer hub.
Bringing the internet and economic opportunity to a small village in Guyana
By Amber Enyart
April 6, 2018
Serving As A Volunteer
Doing a reading of “The Prince” after the class crafted crowns and started illustrating individual books to take home.
The Fresh Prince of Guyana
By Alex Farugia
May 23, 2017
Serving As A Volunteer
Guyana Speech and Hearing PCR
Developing a speech-language therapy and audiology program in Guyana
By Erin Mercer
November 8, 2016
Serving As A Volunteer
Alyse Blackburn Guyana
The most valuable moments are the ones right in front of you
By Alyse Blackburn
October 19, 2016
Serving As A Volunteer
Lori Karker deaf education Guyana
"Today a reader, tomorrow a leader"
By Lori Karker
March 28, 2016
Serving As A Volunteer
Lesotho sunrise
11 sunrises worth waking up for
By Peace Corps
April 6, 2015
Serving As A Volunteer
shawnette brandt guyana
How living in the Caribbean helped me understand my West Indian heritage
By Shawnette Brandt
February 9, 2015
Serving As A Volunteer