Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2018-007
Cedar Wolf served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Namibia from 2006 to 2008. He joined the Peace Corps as he wanted to experience the "rawness of humanity." His training was held with 67 volunteers in Okahandaja, Namibia, and during this time he also made a YouTube video to welcome new Peace Corps Volunteers. Wolf initially worked in math education, and later switched to science education. He taught grades 8 through 10 in Kayengona, a village east of Rundu. During his service, Wolf became friends with am orphaned 3rd grade boy, Matjayi, and people began referring to him as "Cedar's small boy." Wolf also participated in Camp GLOW (Girls Leading Our World). One 9th grade student, Pontianus Mukiski, came to Denver for three weeks in 2017 to learn and stay with Wolf. After returning to the U.S., Wolf became a Peace Corps recruiter in the Denver area and stated, "Peace Corps is my moral compass" and that he believes in "the power of a story." Interviewed by Barbara Kaare-Lopez, December 8, 2017. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).