Galson's Peace Corps Service in Suriname, South America

Welcome to Scott and Kerry Knudsen Galson's web site for their Peace Corps volunteer service in Suriname, South America. They were members of the sixth Peace Corps group to volunteer in Suriname. Their assignment was categorized as Rural Community Development / Non-Formal Education in a Maroon (Bush Negro) community in the rainforsest interior of Suriname. As community volunteers Scott and Kerry worked to improve the quality of life in their community through various projects. These projects included teaching English to teenage students at the only interior MULO school in Suriname and creating an after-school activities program for elementary and MULO school children. Click here to find out more about their assignment.
What can you learn from this web site? In this site, you can learn more about Scott and Kerry's experiences through their letters and their pictures. You can learn more about Suriname's people and rich environment through the latest web links. You can even contact Scott and Kerry to ask questions. They would love to hear from you. If you would like more information about Peace Corps, or want to know how to become a volunteer, click here.

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Map of Suriname

Highlights: Photo Galleries \| Culture \| Animals/Insects/etc. \| Travels \| Food \| PCV Life
Photo Galleries NEW! Black and White Portraits September 2001 - 11 shots April 2001 - 34 shots November 2000 - 16 shots

	Culture -- Top Neku Day – (story) a day of tiresome work in hopes of great rewards. You've never fished like this. When it rains, you just sit and wait, and wait, and wait... Another wife for Scott? Would she be Kerry's sister in-law?! Amerindians are very different from Maroons.

Animals, Insects, Reptiles, Fish -- Top Taking kids fishing for Piranha! Scott's Tocanari – is this a picture of a real fish? Want to know what a seca on the foot is? Sticky frogs in the toilet bowl!

	Travels -- Top Bring your family to Suriname until America is safe again." Our experiences up the Marawijne River between Suriname and French Guiana.

Food -- Top Scott prefers bush rodents to anteater legs for a snack. Baka Bana is my favorite food - like Dunkin Donuts

	PCV Life -- Top They're millionaires now! How to build an outhouse. Kerry finished 3rd in Suriname half-marathon. A flood! More than a meter of water inside the school! Kerry is now known to all as Venimai (Veni-my) and Scott is rightly called Venipai (Veni-pie) We bathe in a river with Piranha!

Disclaimer: This is a private Web site and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the Peace Corps. Site maintained by Scott Galson (email). Last Update: July 7, 2005. This web site is hosted by GlobalTell.org. For inexpensive hosting and professional web creation information contact the hostmaster at access@ntplx.net.