Episode 5: Jeffrey Blagg (RPCV Malawi and Botswana)

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Volunqueers

LGBTQI RPCV

10 episodes

4 days ago

Volunqueers is a monthly podcast brought to you by the LGBTQI+ RPCV affiliate group. Each episode we will interview an LGBTQI+ RPCV to learn about their Peace Corps service, what it was like to live abroad as a queer person, and how Peace Corps has impacted them. We hope you will enjoy our content and join our growing community at www.lgbtqirpcv.org

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Episode 5: Jeffrey Blagg (RPCV Malawi and Botswana)

Volunqueers

1 hour 28 minutes 9 seconds

7 months ago

Episode 5: Jeffrey Blagg (RPCV Malawi and Botswana)

In this special episode we are joined by Jeffrey Blagg who is an RPCV twice over AND a current RPCV. Apologies for the less than stellar audio quality on this one, but we were working with uncooperative internet connections in Zambia. Its giving meta for a Peace Corps podcast to face internet connection and technology difficulties-- so just lean into the experience today and reminisce about those crappy Skypes back home from your service.

This veteran Peace Corps Volunteer recounts stories from their multiple services in multiple countries. We also discuss how Peace Corps supports LGBTQI+ volunteers, having children be your besties, and provide some loving critiques of Peace Corps.

Jeffrey is a mod of one of the largest LGBTQI+ group chats for our queer Peace Corps community. If you are interested in joining the conversation for RPCVs and PCVs you can request access here. Current PCVs are invited to join PCV-only space (request access here). Both chats are on Whatsapp.

A recording with a transcript of this episode is available via Apple Podcasts. You can also download a written transcript from https://lgbtqirpcv.org/stories/. Many thanks to our volunteers who make this possible!

If you enjoy this LGBTQI+ RPCV content please consider joining our growing community at www.lgbtqirpcv.org. If you have questions about our group please contact us at podcast@lgbtqirpcv.org.

All opinions presented in this podcast are those of the individual and do not represent official positions or statements by the US Peace Corps, the National Peace Corps Association, or any other affiliated groups.