Peace Corps volunteer Paul Kenyon of Bridport will discuss his personal journey of three years of service in the Dominican Republic at the upcoming program of the One World Library Project in Bristol. Kenyon will tell the story of his Peace Corps experiences where his ideals came up against the gritting working realities of another culture at his presentation on Thursday, January 21st from 7:00 - 8:30 at the Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol.
In this free slide-talk program, Kenyon will demonstrate a practical application of what became his primary Peace Corps work. During his time in the village of Piedra Blanca located in the center of the island, Kenyon created a highly insulated cooking box as a way to eliminate the billowing, choking cooking smoke commonly found in traditional outdoor kitchens, a problem that can cause severe respiratory health effects. The cooking box was an easily and inexpensively built solution that also had the advantage of saving fuel and getting more nutrition from the food. And yet, Kenyon says, the Dominicans he worked with didn’t want to use it, preferring their old way of cooking.
Kenyon’s talk will explore what he learned about himself as he stepped back from expecting results from his project. He says. “We often don’t get what we expect, but rather, we get what is there.”
Kenyon will be making ginger tea in his cooking box for those attending the program. Prior to his talk, he will also share some of the music that infused his three years in the Dominican Republic.
For more information on the program, contact the Lawrence Memorial Library at 453-2366 or go to www.OneWorldLibraryProject.org or the One World Library Project page on Facebook.
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