Interview with Caitlin K. Villarreal, January 22, 2021

Interview Summary

Caitlin Villarreal served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the public health sector in Kenya from 2006-2008. She talks about her motivation to join the Peace Corps after 9/11/2001, her experience in in-country training, and the friends she made. She also talks about living in the town of Kibwezi and working with Kenyan counterparts in the Volunteer Counseling and Testing Service to provide training on public health issues and pyscho-social supports for children who were orphaned due to AIDS. She talks about anti-American feelings in Kenya, but appreciation for President Bush’s AIDS initiative. She also discusses being evacuated prior to the completion of her tour of service because of violence related to the Kenyan presidential election.

Interview Keyword

Kenya (Country of service) Peace Corps Volunteer Job: Public health 2006-2008 (Date of service) September 11, 2001 Kenyan presidential elections Anti-Americanism Children Orphaned children

Interview LC Subject

Peace Corps (U.S.) Kenya Peace Corps (U.S.)--Kenya 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 Volunteers

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