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Making my own teaching materials

By Peggy Reinhardt , World Views

On Sept. 24th last year, I flew from Minneapolis to Philadelphia to join 60 others headed to the Central Asian country of Azerbaijan to serve in the Peace Corps. That day seems long ago because I'm feeling acclimated to life here in Masalli teaching English at Digah school.

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"Iraqi"

By Luke Wilcox, World Views

If there’s one general insight that has stayed with me from the IR501 (International Relations and Religion) course I took in grad school, it’s that categories suck. “Christian,” “American,” “Arab,” “Muslim,” “Liberal,” “Friend,” etc. serve an important purpose of helping us order the complex information we process every day, but they also simplify and homogenize that complexity.

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Car culture in Azerbaijan

By Peggy Reinhardt, World Views

I may be a Peace Corps volunteer but that hasn't keep me from developing a desire for a Mercedes-Benz car! I see them everywhere here in Masalli, Azerbaijan - guessing that nearly one-fourth of the cars are Mercedes. Even my host dad/musician drives a Mercedes.

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Five months in Masalli

By Peggy Reinhardt, World Views

As the school year comes to a close here in Azerbaijan, I can reflect on what I have - and haven't - accomplished in my 5 months co-teaching English as a Peace Corps Volunteer. I arrived in the town of Masalli at the end of December just before the Winter break. In January, I began working with English teachers at a new school in Digah Village.

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Food in Azerbaijan

By Peggy Reinhardt, World Views

Common questions about living in a foreign county are often: What is the food like? What do people eat there? Do you ever get sick? In my 6 months in Azerbaijan as a Peace Corps Volunteer, I've eaten typical, seasonal family fare in this small Central Asian country, and not gotten sick.

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