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House Of Carbs: A Big Ball O' Carbohydrates Is Good Eating In Ghana
Our Peace Corps correspondent meets the giant ball of carbs that floats in many a Ghanaian stew. She takes a pinch (using her right hand only). And she learns to almost love it.(Image credit: Terrie...
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Need A Hand? Don't Worry, The Ghanaians Got Your Back
They laughed, they jeered, and no one helped when she had to haul her belonging up a hill in New York. But in Ghana, people are more than eager to lend a hand.(Image credit: Hanna Barczyk for NPR)
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Peace Corps Volunteer To Have Turkey-Free But Thankful Thanksgiving
This year, in Ghana, I understand what it means to be truly thankful. Even if there isn't any stuffing.(Image credit: Courtesy of Kiley Shields)
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Puzzling Proverbs: So Why Did The Goat Go Home After It Broke A Leg?
Ghana is a land of many sayings, often starring an animal. Only the meaning is not always clear. We turned to our correspondent on the ground for answers.(Image credit: Hanna Barczyk for NPR)
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Peace Corps Volunteer Values Staying Active In Old Age
"You can have a really good time in the Peace Corps when you're old," says Alice Carter, who at age 87 is the oldest volunteer in the Peace Corps.(Image credit: Courtesy of Alice Carter)
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My New Normal Includes An Acceptance Of Spiders
Our Peace Corps correspondent, in northern Ghana, reports that what used to seem unusual is now not so unusual anymore.(Image credit: James Yang for NPR)
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Peace Corps Volunteer Is As Strong As Legendary Horse Of Kyrgyzstan
She wanted to promote exercise — and challenge the belief that women aren't as physically capable as men. So she jumped into a chilly, choppy lake.(Image credit: Sally Deng for NPR)
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Fire Festival Is A Really Big Day In Northern Ghana Today
And for one Peace Corps volunteer, it's a chance to join in the local culture — and to try to learn to ululate.(Image credit: William Haun/Flickr)
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Top Items On This 12-Year-Old's Wish List: 'A Leg, A Bicycle'
The one-legged orphan in Liberia had figured out how to use a crutch as an improvised prosthetic leg. But he wanted the real deal.(Image credit: Carielle Doe for NPR)
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Trump Administration Rolls Back Michelle Obama's Healthy School Lunch Push
The Department of Agriculture is curbing some school lunch standards championed by the former first lady, including stricter requirements on whole grains and sodium content.(Image credit: Saul...
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Former High School Dropout Joins Peace Corps, Helps New Dropouts
Stefani McCoy had it with school when she was a teenager. She turned her life around — and now she's helping Namibia's dropouts do the same.(Image credit: Courtesy of Stefani McCoy)
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We Asked, You Answered: Does U.S. Foreign Aid Raise Living Standards?
Researchers are split on the issue. We asked our audience to weigh in.(Image credit: Marcus Butt/Getty Images/Ikon Images)
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Rejection By The King Of Nepal Was Not The End Of The Road
When Kul Gautam got a royal "no" for his passport request, he decided to do something special with his life. He tells of his journey from a tiny village to the upper ranks of the U.N. in a new...
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That Year I Cooked Spaghetti Omelets In Benin For Thanksgiving
The Peace Corps volunteer thought she would miss her family and the traditional holiday fixings. But she found new reasons to be thankful during her time in the West African nation of Benin.(Image...
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Coronavirus Sent Peace Corps Volunteers Home. It Could Also Give Them A New...
Some 7,000 volunteers were evacuated in an unprecedented callback. Back home and jobless, they're in limbo — but there's a proposal to enlist them in the fight against COVID-19.(Image credit: Adam...
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My New Normal Includes An Acceptance Of Spiders
Our Peace Corps correspondent, in northern Ghana, reports that what used to seem unusual is now not so unusual anymore.
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Peace Corps Volunteer Is As Strong As Legendary Horse Of Kyrgyzstan
She wanted to promote exercise — and challenge the belief that women aren't as physically capable as men. So she jumped into a chilly, choppy lake.
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Fire Festival Is A Really Big Day In Northern Ghana Today
And for one Peace Corps volunteer, it's a chance to join in the local culture — and to try to learn to ululate.(Image credit: William Haun)
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Top Items On This 12-Year-Old's Wish List: 'A Leg, A Bicycle'
The one-legged orphan in Liberia had figured out how to use a crutch as an improvised prosthetic leg. But he wanted the real deal.
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Trump Administration Rolls Back Michelle Obama's Healthy School Lunch Push
The Department of Agriculture is curbing some school lunch standards championed by the former first lady, including stricter requirements on whole grains and sodium content.(Image credit: Saul Loeb)
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