Interview with Craig Borie, March 8, 2012
Project: Peace Corps: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Kentucky) Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Craig Borie discusses his two years of Peace Corps service in Nicaragua. He talks about being a business volunteer for a savings and loans cooperative in Nicaragua and later teaching at a local high school. He describes his love for Spanish and using his language skills for Peace Corps service. Borie talks of impactful memories from service, how service impacted his career path, and other areas of his life in Nicaragua.Interview Accession
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Peace Corps (U.S.) Nicaragua Spanish Business Teaching Teachers Careers Peace Corps (U.S.)--Nicaragua Acculturation Communication and culture Culture Culture shock Intercultural communication Interpersonal communication and culture Interpersonal relations Substitute teachers Education Language and languages Lifestyles Manners and customs Voluntarism Volunteers High school High school teachers Community relations Careers & opportunities University of Kentucky NicaraguansInterview Rights
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Borie, Craig Interview by Jack A. Wilson. 08 Mar. 2012. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Borie, C. (2012, March 08). Interview by J. A. Wilson. Peace Corps: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Kentucky) Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Borie, Craig, interview by Jack A. Wilson. March 08, 2012, Peace Corps: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Kentucky) Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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