her business and her home and put things in storage in the summer of 2007 to travel half-way around the world to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer. One of the componets to her service was having a connection to school children in the United States. I introduced her to Erin Jones, a 4th grade teacher at Carter Lake Elementary (a part of the Council Bluffs Community School District) and they have been emailing ever since.
On Monday, May 19th, I joined Cindy in a visit to Carter Lake Elementary and to the 4th grade classroom of Erin Jones.
The children were excited to meet Cindy and put a face on the person they have been emailing this school year. The students had done their "homework" and did additional background searches on the county of Azerbaijan where Cindy is serving.
Cindy shared photos of the community and countryside of Azerbaijan as she spoke of the work she does with World Vision. We got a glimpse of her apartment as well as some of the other Peace Corps volunteers and the many Azeri people she's met. The students were full of questions and our time in Erin's room flew by!Next school year when I return to Carter Lake Elementary as a teacher, I will pull together these students (who will move on to 5th grade in various classrooms) at lunch time or after school to keep our connection to Cindy and her work as a Peace Corps volunteer.
Cindy's service in Azerbaijan will be complete in September 2009. She is already looking ahead to possibly continuing her Peace Corps service in yet another country. Cindy, we are so proud of you!
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