Interview with Brian Foster, March 31, 2022
Project: Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Brian Foster served as an education volunteer in Namibia from 2006-2008. He begins by talking about his father’s experience in Peace Corps as his motivation to join, and the application and staging process. He shares stories from his training experience, including model school, in Omupanda. Brian shares many interesting stories and lessons learned from his time teaching high school English and Geography classes while also doing several secondary projects and helping to improve the school at his site. Brian discusses the influences of past colonialism within Namibian social, cultural, and political contexts, the lasting effects of the Namibian War of Independence, and the Namibian interest in the 2008 US Election. He also discusses what he returned home to with the 2008 Recession. Please note that this interview was partially recorded using a handheld device, and thus the quality is shaky.Interview Accession
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Peace Corps (US) Namibia (Country of Service) Education (Peace Corps Sector) 2006-2008 (Years of Service) Oshikwanyama (Language) Logan, Ohio (City) 2008 Recession (Historical Context) Afrikaans (Language) Colonization (Historical Context) Namibian War of Independence (Historical Context) South Africa (Country) Omupanda (City) Oshikoto (Region) Model School (Training) Oshithima (Food) Okambashu (Type of Housing) Fat Cake (Food) Angola (Country) Corporal Punishment (Social Context) Camp GLOW (Guys and Girls Leading Our World) Barak Obama (Leader) 2008 US Presidential Election (Historical Context) Governmental Corruption (Historical Context) Tintenpalast/Parliament Building (Government) Apartheid (Historical Context) Windhoek (capital city)Interview Rights
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Foster, Brian Interview by Brittany Nickerson. 31 Mar. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Foster, B. (2022, March 31). Interview by B. Nickerson. Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Foster, Brian, interview by Brittany Nickerson. March 31, 2022, 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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