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Stories From Nepal

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

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Tips for serving in Nepal from 9 Peace Corps Volunteers
By Peace Corps
April 29, 2026
Serving As A Volunteer
Peace Corps Response Volunteer Prashil teaches digital literacy at a school in Nepal.
Promoting digital literacy in Nepal
By Prashil D.
March 12, 2026
Serving As A Volunteer
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On the hunt for honey in Nepal
By Sally C.
June 13, 2025
Serving As A Volunteer
The author as a child stands with her family in front of a VW bus.
Renewable resources: growing up with JFK's biggest fans
By Adrienne Benson
May 28, 2025
Serving As A Volunteer
time expecting rain in nepal
The seasons of a Volunteer
By Steven R.
May 21, 2025
Serving As A Volunteer
A pillow for Purnima
By Karen B.
December 19, 2024
Serving As A Volunteer
Jeff A is a Response Volunteer in Nepal
Serving in the Peace Corps 20 years later: The same or different?
By Jeff A.
November 21, 2024
Serving As A Volunteer
Peace Corps Volunteer Jeff from top of his house
New resources for beekeeping in Nepal
By None
June 25, 2024
Serving As A Volunteer
Peace Corps Volunteer Pearl with her Mushroom training participants
The growth of mushroom cultivation in Nepal
By Peace Corps Nepal
June 25, 2024
Serving As A Volunteer
Peace Corps Volunteer Tommy taking English class
Students and teachers for digital literacy
By Peace Corps Nepal
June 25, 2024
Serving As A Volunteer
A close up shot of a Nepal temple tower with prayer flags
Supporting Nepal’s agriculture from 7,000 miles away
By Peace Corps
January 23, 2023
After Service
Kennedy Center building
Language of the heart: Peace Corps staff share stories at the Kennedy Center
By Peace Corps
September 29, 2022
After Service
A Nepalese farmer guiding plant vines
Growing the capacity and diversity of a Nepalese farm
By Peace Corps
August 24, 2022
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My shifting identity as a bicultural Volunteer in Nepal
By Rachel Satoh
August 16, 2021
Serving As A Volunteer
A Nepali mother and her children in the courtyard of their home.
Her American sister
By Adrienne Benson
January 17, 2021
After Service
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5 Volunteers share food traditions from across the globe
By Peace Corps
November 24, 2020
Serving As A Volunteer
A Peace Corps Volunteer in 1965 sits with a community member.
Like RPCV Father, Like RPCV Daughter
By Peace Corps
June 18, 2020
Serving As A Volunteer
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A first-generation college student serves in Nepal
By Rachel Satoh
January 6, 2020
Becoming A Volunteer
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Peace Corps' Influence Changed My Fate
By Dr. Bishnu Maya Pariyar
October 29, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
An American woman digs in the dirt with her fellow Senegalese friends
What 5 Peace Corps Volunteers say about serving in the Agriculture sector
By Peace Corps
April 22, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer