Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2020-010
Jeff Liu served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Moldova from 2014 to 2016 on a small enterprise development project. Stationed in Balti, he was assigned to work with a regional development agency and a women's business association. As a secondary focus he worked to promote volunteerism within the community. Liu focused mainly on youth community development and recycling initiatives, but also did smaller projects with the local library and helped students who wanted to learn English or Chinese. Some of his students were able to study abroad with the merit-based government program Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX), and others pursued a university education in China. Liu enjoyed the walkability of the towns in Moldova as well as the open culture that allowed him visit neighbors at any moment. He says the Peace Corps gave him the ability to learn more about a complex country and culture. Interviewed and recorded by Kelli Haynes, May 17, 2019. 1 digital audio file.