As a first-generation immigrant to the United States, I have experienced the challenges of integrating into a new culture as well as the benefits of community development. 

I’ve been at my site for a little over one year and some of my dearest friends here are the three ladies at the store where I do my shopping. 

Peace Corps’ Health Education program began in Moldova in 1997, until then the health education subject has not been taught in Moldovan schools.

English Education was the first Peace Corps program in Moldova in 1993 and has continued strong ever since.

More than 1,500 Americans have served as Peace Corps Volunteers in Moldova since 1993.

When people hear the word “sustainability,” it typically conjures up images of farm-to-table restaurants that serve organic food grown by local farmers.

When Alex joined our project, he was 16, out of school and always goofing around. He and his friend Mihai had broken into houses and gotten in trouble with the police. Their lives were heading in a bad direction.

 “Volunteer integration” with a community can take place in numerous ways, from sharing food at a table to saying hello to new people or partaking in a new holiday or tradition with host country nationals.

It doesn’t snow on the Alabama Gulf Coast.