Samoa

Stories from Samoa

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

1–6 of 6 results
Nathan Chaput, Nepal
9 things we've learned from learning a new language
Peace Corps

As a Peace Corps Volunteer, you'll likely have the chance to learn a new language during service — and you never know where that will lead you.

Read More
Samoa PCV Means to serve
What it means to serve, one year later
Kiana Reed

 My host country isn’t just a place to live for two years, but a place to call home.

Read More
Carrie Hessler-Radelet dads and daughters
The difference a dad can make
Carrie Hessler-Radelet

Last summer, I had the opportunity to return to the village in Samoa where I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer and reunite with my host family for the first time since I had left more than 30 years ago.

Read More
commute jordan
11 times Peace Corps Volunteers had a more scenic commute than you
Peace Corps

Peace Corps Volunteers trek through mountains, deserts, fields, rainforests and rivers to get to their service sites. Here’s what commuting looks like for 11 Volunteers and returned Volunteers around the world.

Read More
Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet returns to Samoa
32 years after serving as a Volunteer, Peace Corps Director returns to Samoa
Peace Corps

Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet returned to Samoa in June 2015, 32 years after serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer on the island.

Read More
Moldova Volunteer Albert Sou reading to kids
So you want to join the Peace Corps and teach folks to read? Here's what you'll be doing.
Joan Cohen-Mitchell

Beginning in 1986, I served as an early childhood teacher trainer in Haiti. 

Read More