Interview with Marianna Colten, January 27, 2006

Project: Peace Corps: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Kentucky) Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

Marianna Colten (Ecuador, 1981-1982; Education Program) talks about her decision to go to Ecuador to work in special education as a volunteer, and her success working with her community to start a kindergarten. Marianna describes training in detail, challenges with language, and a close friendship with her Ecuadorian landlady and daughter. She also discusses her life and educational background both before and after joining the Peace Corps, including getting a master's and teaching certification in Spanish, and teaching Spanish to all grade levels at Good Shepherd School in Frankfort, Kentucky where she instituted a popular Global Village Day.

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2006oh020_pc071

Interviewee Name

Marianna Colten

Interviewer Name

Jack Wilson

Interview Date

2006-01-27

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Colten, Marianna Interview by Jack Wilson. 27 Jan. 2006. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Colten, M. (2006, January 27). 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.

Colten, Marianna, interview by Jack Wilson. January 27, 2006, 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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