Interview with Thomas A. Boyd, February 10, 2005
Project: Peace Corps: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Kentucky) Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Tom Boyd (Colombia, 1964-1966; Education Program: Youth Development), describes a Peace Corps recruiter, psychologists in the training program, the travails of a non-athlete in a sports and physical education program, and lice and dysentery. He also discusses his life and educational background both before and after joining the Peace Corps.Interview Accession
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Peace Corps Volunteer Job: Education Tom Boyd Peace Corps Volunteer Job: Youth Development Worldview Application process Physical education Sports programs Recreation Gender Psychologists Sexual orientation United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Illness Spanish (Language) International Institute of Social Studies University Kentucky Return VolunteersInterview LC Subject
Boyd, Thomas A. Boyd, Thomas A. -- Interviews Columbia Peace Corps (U.S.)--Columbia Peace Corps (U.S.)--History Peace Corps (U.S.)--History--1960-1969. Acculturation Communication and culture Culture Culture shock Intercultural communication Interpersonal communication and culture Interpersonal relations Interpersonal relations and culture Language and culture Language and languages Lifestyles Manners and customs Voluntarism VolunteersInterview Rights
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Boyd, Thomas A. Interview by Jack A. Wilson. 10 Feb. 2005. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Boyd, T.A. (2005, February 10). 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.
Boyd, Thomas A., interview by Jack A. Wilson. February 10, 2005, 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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