In the beginning of her service, Gail Wadsworth tried to bring American culture to Uganda. At the end, the reverse is true. She writes in one Christmas letter, “It is difficult to convey much if anything about a country in writing…after 3 years I shall probably be able to say almost nothing.â€Â Yet, she tries; in another letter, she describes for her family a Ugandan coming-of-age ceremony.
Global Citizen
The Peace Corps creates global citizens. Living in another country for years broadens the mind to new culture and alternative ways of being, thinking, and doing. This letter written at the end of her service shows Debby Prigal’s intentions to visit her friends in London, “and then travel, perhaps to Greece.â€Â She was one of many volunteers and returned volunteers with the impulse to see more of the world before coming home.
