Peace Corps Tales

Over ten years ago, Jesse Bailey packed his bags, flew over the Atlantic  ocean and landed in Morocco where he spent the next 27 months as a  health volunteer. The cultural and history richness of this African  country is reflected not only on its breathtaking landscapes and  beautiful people, but also on the languages spoken and currencies used.  Jesse learned his local Berber dialect, Tamazight, as well as survival  Arabic and some French in order to get around and be able to communicate  whenever he traveled. Come have fun with Salena and Karol as they chat  and listen to Jesse's Tales!

Over ten years ago, Jesse Bailey packed his bags, flew over the Atlantic ocean and landed in Morocco where he spent the next 27 months as a health volunteer. The cultural and history richness of this African country is reflected not only on its breathtaking landscapes and beautiful people, but also on the languages spoken and currencies used. Jesse learned his local Berber dialect, Tamazight, as well as survival Arabic and some French in order to get around and be able to communicate whenever he traveled. Come have fun with Salena and Karol as they chat and listen to Jesse's Tales!

Come listen to Elena's tale about her time in Dominican Republic and how this experience has helped her in her current career endeavors! Be shocked with us as we listen to to a terrifying motorcycle story and laugh with us as we listen to her reminiscing about her host family and her favorite food!

Rachele Lopez’s world was turned upside down after studying abroad in Belize and knew that she wanted more than what a classroom could offer. Her Mexican candy and tajin helped flavor her 3 years of service in Zambia where she worked in aquaculture projects, and spent a great deal working in malaria education and youth empowerment. Come have fun listening to Rachele's tale with us!

Chanel Jimenez talks about how her life changed drastically in roughly 48 hours from the moment she learned she was going to be evacuated to landing back in Texas. She served in Panama from 2019-2020 as a TELS (Teaching English Leadership Life Skills) volunteer where she spent 50% of her time teaching English and the other 50% working with youth. Even though her service wasn’t the full 27 months, Chanel still had the time to enjoy carnavales, being closer to nature and developed awesome relationships with her host families and teachers at her school.

Jim tells us about his journey to join the Peace Corps, how his service was cut short due to political unrest in Madagascar back in 2002 and how his experience in that beautiful country has led him to live there for the last 7 years. Jim is a great storyteller and we hope our audience laughs with his funny anecdotes as much as we did!

Salena goes back to memory lane to talk about what her life was like at her site of 2 years Mahasoabe and the challenges she faced as she transitioned to her third-year extension on the other side of the country (Toliara). Salena also talks about how she kept herself busy with her hobbies and the very intricate health program that she created herself! Visit peacecorpstalespodcast.weebly.com for pictures!!!

Karol Lopez gives us an insight on how her 3-year service from 2015-2018 in Madagascar changed her life forever. She talks about how hard it was to leave her PC life including her boyfriend as well as sharing some of her best memories that she still cherishes today. Come see photos and show notes at peacecorpstalespodcast.weebly.com!

Welcome to the PC Tales podcast! We're excited to share RPCV tales with you, come see show notes at www.peacecorpstalespodcast.weebly.com. New Episodes will launch on Wednesdays!