Earlier this year in the 50th PCDR Anniversary conference post, I mentioned that I met a RPCV who served in Mao in the 1960’s. Mid-May I finally went out to visit Pueblo Nuevo, the nearby town where he built a school. We drove out knowing only the name of the school, figuring we’d ask around for directions and details once we got there. Although I had not yet personally visited the school, I was familiar with it because two teachers from my school work there during the afternoon school session. Conversations with the locals in town eventually led us to meet two individuals who helped build the school alongside the Peace Corps Volunteers over 50 years ago! I was amazed that our short visit there led us to these two who actually knew who and what events I was talking about from the 60’s. And in typical Dominican fashion, it just so happened that my friend who drove us there knew the family of these men we found. It seemed like such a great community, and I was glad to go out to Pueblo Nuevo and witness once again the personal connections people have to Peace Corps.
Photos are of the new site (as of the 1990’s) of the JFK school, and the original school site that has been remodeled to a basketball court since its original construction.
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| New John F. Kennedy school built in the 90's, holding the original name of the school from the 60's. |
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| Site of the original JFK school |
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XO
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