Interview with Sarah Payne Wright, October 17, 2005

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

Interview Summary

Sarah Payne Wright (Gambia, 1989-1991; Education Program) talks about serving as a math teacher in a vocational secondary school in The Gambia. She describes in detail her living and teaching situations, including food. She also talks about her boyfriend's visit and a West African trip with him and other friends, as well as the Peace Corps experience's impact on her and her future career as a trainer for businesses in Lexington, Kentucky.

Interview Accession

2005oh128_pc058

Interviewee Name

Sarah Payne Wright

Interviewer Name

Angene H. Wilson

Interview Date

2005-10-17

Interview Keyword

Education Spanish language. Language skills Jakaba (Gambia) Peace Corps volunteers Kuntaur Secondary Technical School (Kuntaur, Gambia) Math teachers Travel. Cultural assimilation Transportation. Interpersonal relations. Culture shock. Cultural traditions

Interview LC Subject

Gambia Peace Corps (U.S.)--Gambia Peace Corps (U.S.)--History Wright, Sarah Payne Wright, Sarah Payne--Interviews Peace Corps (U.S.)--History--1980-1989. Peace Corps (U.S.)--History--1990-1999. Education. Peace Corps (U.S.) Teachers. Teaching.

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Wright, Sarah Payne Interview by Angene H. Wilson. 17 Oct. 2005. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

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