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seriousness. The Peace Corps is seen
as an easy alternative to working, he
said.
“It's been looked on as an out,” he
said. “There are many jokes made
about the Peace Corps.”
Russo points to jokes made in
such movies as “Animal House,”
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College in Kansas over the summer.
“It was interesting,” Russo said.
“My first question was, ‘How do you
teach a language?”’
He taught it through picture cards.
The instructor holds up a picture of an
object and then recites its name.
Textbooks also are used in the classes
conducted by the college.
Russo enjoyed his time teaching
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Peace Corps
offers variety
of experiences
■ The Peace Corps was
started in 1961 by President
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ii s not impossible to get into the
Peace Corps without a bachelor's
degree; (however), rarely people
under 20 get accepted.”
Russo’s assignment will be to
teach English as a second language,
though he said he hasn’t always con
sidered himself a teacher.
“I never had an interest in teach
ing English, but you don’t need a
bachelor of arts in English (to teach).”
Students in his classes already
will know basic English elements
such as verbs and sentence structure,
Russo said.
To help him prepare for his Peace
Corps work, Russo taught English to
people from minority backgrounds at
the Johnson County Community
though liic 1 cate corps suggests a
time period of six to 14 weeks.
Following that, Russo will then take
on his assignment, probably for two
years.
“A regular commitment is two
years, three months, with three
months training,” Russo said.
Volunteers may chose to stay
longer, he said.
It will be a testing time for Russo,
but he said he relishes the idea of
accepting such an assignment in the
Peace Corps.
“I'm looking forward to the chal
lenge, you know, of being responsible
for myself in an unknown environ
ment,” he said and smiled, “and help
ing others.”
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■ The 6,500 volunteers of
the Peace Corps work in 87 dif
ferent countries all over the
world, including Africa. Asia,
Central and South America, the
Caribbean, central and eastern
Europe and the former Soviet
Union.
■ Countries make requests
for volunteers to the Peace
Corps for a wide variety of jobs.
The Peace Corps' role is then to
find recruits suitable to fill the
vacancies.
■ The work done by the
Peace Corps covers 45 programs
in such diverse areas as English,
business, environment, agricul
ture. mathematics and science.
However, English and business
recruits are in the highest
demand.
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■ Potential volunteers do
not need a college degree, but
they do need proficiency in the
skills the country is seeking.
■ Volunteers receives $200
per month, which is held until
they have finished their commit
ment. At the end of a normal
commitment of three months
training and two years serv ice,
volunteers receive $5,400.
■ While volunteers general
ly come straight from college,
some are more than 80 years old. 1
■ Regional representatives I
from the Peace Corps will be at
UNL the week of Jan. 12 in the
Nebraska Union. On Jan. 15. j
past Peace Corps volunteers will
speak in the University
Bookstore about their experi
ences.
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