From 2000 until 2005, actively serving Peace Corps Volunteers wrote letters intended for students in the United States. The letters were initially distributed over a listserv, then subsequently through Web postings, earning these authors the title of "CyberVolunteers." Our archived letters came from the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, Suriname, Bulgaria, Estonia, Macedonia, Romania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Nepal, Guinea, Niger, Togo, Tanzania, and South Africa.

If you're an educator, you can also sign up so you and your class can correspond with a currently serving Peace Corps Volunteer.

Carla Bachechi, Macedonia, Eastern Europe (2003–2005)

• Letter #1: "Looking Back"
• Letter #2: "Fate vs. Mind: A Macedonian Folk Tale "

Allison Howard, South Africa (2003–2005)

• Letter #1: "Where Life Is Too Short"
• Letter #2: "A South African Storm"

Steve Iams, Nepal, South Asia (2003–2004)

• Letter #1: "What's Integrity?"
• Letter #2: "Waking Up, Stepping Out"
• Letter #3: "Where There's Smoke"
• Letter #4: "All in a Name"

Richard Lupinsky Jr., Tanzania, East Africa (2003–2005)

• Letter #1: "This Is Tanzania"
• Letter #2: "Day-to-Day Life in a Small African Village "
• Letter #3: "Soneka's Village"

Jonathan Phillips, Mongolia, Asia (2003–2005)

• Letter #1: "What's Mongolia Really Like?"
• Letter #2: "Respect for Authority"
• Letter #3: "Just Like the Old Days"

Elizabeth (Vernon) Kelley, Bulgaria, Eastern Europe (2003–2005)

• Letter #1: "Enough to Make Your Head Spin "
• Letter #2: "To Your Health"
• Letter #3: "International Curiosity and National Pride"

Nina Porzucki, Romania, Eastern Europe (2002–2004)

• Letter #1: "Just an Ordinary Day"
• Letter #2: "Reduce, Re-use, Recycle"
• Letter #3: "A Folk Tale: Half Man, Half Limping Rabbit"
• Letter #4: "The Third Question"

Fred Koehler, Togo, West Africa (2002–2004)

• Letter #1: "A Togolese Tale: The Big Fire"
• Letter #2: "One Step at a Time"
• Letter #3: "Working With Environmental Issues"

Joan Heberger, Honduras, Central America (2002–2004)

• Letter #1: "A Rural Honduran Day"
• Letter #2: "Chiggers and Other Challenges"
• Letter #3: "The True Cost of Coffee"

Robin Solomon, Kazakhstan, Central Asia (2001–2003)

• Letter #1: "A Life of Sacrifice and Hardship?"
• Letter #2: "The Blue Green Mountains of the Steppe"
• Letter #3: "The Train Ride Home"

Jess Wysopal, Niger, West Africa (2001–2003)

• Letter #1: "Whose Reality Is Real?"
• Letter #2: "Mohammed's Mountain"
• Letter #3: "The Elder's Last Word"

Angela (Rich) George, Dominican Republic, Caribbean (2001–2003)

• Letter #1: "Work Days"
• Letter #2: "The King's Advice"
• Letter #3: "Girl Farmer"

Christian Deitch, Kyrgyz Republic, Central Asia (2000–2001)

• Letter #1: "A Day in the Life of Christian Deitch in the Kyrgyz Republic"
• Letter #2: "The Legend of Ajidar Tash, or Dragon Rock"
• Letter #3: "Lessons Learned as a New Teacher"
• Letter #4: "If I Won't Do It, Who Will?"

Keba Fitzgerald, Suriname, South America (2000–2002)

• Letter #1: "A Day in the Life of Keba Fitzgerald"
• Letter #2: "Environmental Solutions Come Slowly"
• Letter #3: "Language Learning Growing Pains"

Amy Maraney, Estonia, Eastern Europe (2000–2002)

• Letter #1: "A Day in the Life of Amy Maraney in Estonia"
• Letter #2: "Language and Identity in Narva, Estonia"
• Letter #3: "All in a Day's Work"

Kimberly Ross, Guinea, West Africa (1999–2002)

• Letter #1: "A Typical Day for Kimberly in Guinea, West Africa"
• Letter #2: "The Malinke Myth of the Gee na"
• Letter #3: "The Meaning of Time"

Jane Troxell, Paraguay, South America (1999–2001)

• Letter #1: "Typical Day—Is There Such a Thing?"
• Letter #2: "Pombero, Creature of the Paraguayan Night"
• Letter #3: "How Does One Spell Happiness in Paraguay? Che Avy'a"