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Stories From Paraguay

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

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Chris Lins sits with community members on the steps of a home in Paraguay.
A legacy of play, long after Peace Corps service
By Peace Corps
June 20, 2025
After Service
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Chair socks
By Elisabeth H.
November 15, 2024
Serving As A Volunteer
2022 JFK Award recipients on stage
5 JFK Service Award recipients embody commitment and connection
By Peace Corps
May 19, 2022
After Service
Arundhati Bhowmick with friends
From IT to the Peace Corps: A two-year wait pays off
By Arundhati Bhowmick
May 5, 2022
Serving As A Volunteer
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Fostering an appreciation for Paraguay from afar
By Taï Schroeder
March 17, 2022
After Service
Bruce Bogan hands out blankets
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer meets the moment in Mexico
By Peace Corps
March 8, 2022
After Service
LaTrese Taylor in Senegal
6 skills for success in the military and the Peace Corps
By Peace Corps
November 10, 2021
Serving As A Volunteer
Women hold hands in a circle in Guinea.
Enduring impact: The legacy of Peace Corps service in philanthropy and business
By Peace Corps
March 22, 2021
Peace Corps Perspectives
A PCV in Paraguay stand with both her biological parents and her host parents.
Becoming Maria and Elena in Paraguay
By Maria Goodfellow
March 8, 2021
Serving As A Volunteer
Hispanic female Peace Corps volunteer review paper documents with two female community members outside in Guatemala
The Hispanic-American Volunteer Experience
By Peace Corps
September 18, 2020
Serving As A Volunteer
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Will they like me?: Becoming a part of two host families
By Joshua Castro
August 24, 2020
Serving As A Volunteer
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Out of corona, connection
By Hilary Rosenthal
June 19, 2020
After Service
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Q&A with a first-generation college student who served in Paraguay
By Joshua Castro
January 20, 2020
After Service
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Peace Corps brings couple together and inspires service for a second time in retirement
By John Montgomery
August 26, 2019
Becoming A Volunteer
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7 young people who are making the world a better place
By Peace Corps
August 12, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
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5 Volunteers and their communities protect the environment
By Peace Corps
June 5, 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
A woman pours terere from a glass pitcher into a glass in Paraguay
How I live in Paraguay on $7 a day
By Bridget Tam
April 5, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
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Garden Project
By Natalia Eugez
December 6, 2018
Peace Corps Perspectives
Tree Planting
Better Environmental Management in Homes and in Public Institutions
By Paige Schwarz
April 11, 2018
Serving As A Volunteer