Interview with Gary Randolph, March 8, 2023

Project: Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Gary Randolph served in the Czech Republic, 1993-1996, working on environmental matters. He said he was drawn to serving one’s country by volunteering in another. Training was in Poděbrady castle. He learned to say “I love beer” in Czech which served as an icebreaker with his host family and foretold the popularity of his “English Pub Club.” To help him learn Czech, his host mother labeled objects in the home with their Czech names. Gary had two permanent sites in the Krkonoše National Park— the National Park Administration in Vrchlabí, and the Czech Environmental Education Center in Horní Maršov. During his third year, Gary added working with GLOBE, a US organization, on environmental monitoring. One of his proudest moments was working with a Polish PCV on a bilateral park working agreement. Gary thinks everyone should volunteer and strongly encourages volunteers to keep a journal of their thoughts and feelings.

Interview Accession

2023oh0127_pcrv0737

Interviewee Name

Gary Randolph

Interviewer Name

Joyce L. Jenkins

Interview Date

2023-03-08

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Randolph, Gary Interview by Joyce L. Jenkins. 08 Mar. 2023. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Randolph, G. (2023, March 08). Interview by J. L. Jenkins. Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Randolph, Gary, interview by Joyce L. Jenkins. March 08, 2023, Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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