Madelyn B. GoodmanTragic failure? Beautiful success? Perspectives through paradigmsI have been out of the Peace Corps for going on two years now. I have moved onto a different life of studying and living in Johannesburg…May 26, 2020May 26, 2020
Madelyn B. GoodmanWTF is Peace Corps?: Finding meaning in relationshipsMany returned Peace Corps volunteers (RPCVs) will tell you that Peace Corps is tough. It forces you to question your place in the world…Mar 25, 2018Mar 25, 2018
Madelyn B. GoodmanBeing ImplicatedI’ve gotten feedback (mostly from my mother) that I haven’t talked enough about my lived experience in the Peace Corps on my blog. She…Sep 29, 2017Sep 29, 2017
Madelyn B. GoodmanThe tragic irony behind The Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017: A Peace Corps perspectiveThe Peace Corps, like any organization, has a mission and a set of goals that every volunteer, no matter the nature of their assignment, is…Jun 23, 2017Jun 23, 2017
Madelyn B. GoodmanPoverty tourism or understanding by immersion?A week after we first moved in with our host families during training, Peace Corps took our cohort to visit the Brooklyn Mall in Pretoria.May 29, 2017May 29, 2017
Madelyn B. GoodmanBlurry photo syndromeHave you ever taken a photo of a beautiful sunset, or moon, or landscape? When you look at that photo again, have you ever felt like it…May 12, 2017May 12, 2017
Madelyn B. GoodmanRecognizing Structural Violence Against Women as a Human Rights AbuseAdvocacy groups have been successful in bringing violence against women to light within the past century; however, this problem persisted…May 13, 2015May 13, 2015
Madelyn B. GoodmanComing to Terms With the “Study Abroad Blog”a synthesis of 3.5 months in the land of Lawrence of ArabiaJan 28, 2015Jan 28, 2015