Interview with Oghale Oddo, January 23, 2008
Project: Peace Corps: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Kentucky) Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Oghale Oddo (Jamaica, 1994-1996; Agriculture) describes becoming acquainted with the Peace Corps, his experiences in Jamaica as an agriculture volunteer, and his tours as Peace Corps staff in Jordan and Swaziland. He discusses his time as Peace Corps director in Fiji toward towards the end of his Peace Corps career and issues of communication and safety during his years as staff, especially after 9/11/2001. In addition, Oddo talks about his marriage to a fellow volunteer from Lexington, Kentucky.Interview Accession
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Agriculture Worldview Nigeria Communication and culture Intercultural communication Interpersonal relations Interpersonal relations and culture Cross-cultural experiences Harkers Hall (Jamaica) Teachers Teaching Volunteer workers in horticulture Volunteer workers in education Peace Corps staffInterview LC Subject
Fiji Oddo, Oghale Oddo, Oghale--Interviews Peace Corps (U.S.)--Fiji Peace Corps (U.S.)--History Jamaica Peace Corps (U.S.)--Jamaica Peace Corps (U.S.)--History--1990-1999 Agriculture Peace Corps (U.S.)--Jordan Voluntarism Volunteers Jordan Swaziland Peace Corps (U.S.)--SwazilandInterview Rights
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Oddo, Oghale Interview by Jack WIlson. 23 Jan. 2008. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Oddo, O. (2008, January 23). Interview by J. WIlson. Peace Corps: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Kentucky) Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Oddo, Oghale, interview by Jack WIlson. January 23, 2008, 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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