2008.03.25: March 25, 2008: Headlines: COS - Korea: Orphans: Daily Tidings: Ann Seltzer and her husband Bo served in the Peace Corps in 1978. While living in a remote village in South Korea, they worked at an orphanage.
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2008.03.25: March 25, 2008: Headlines: COS - Korea: Orphans: Daily Tidings: Ann Seltzer and her husband Bo served in the Peace Corps in 1978. While living in a remote village in South Korea, they worked at an orphanage.
Ann Seltzer and her husband Bo served in the Peace Corps in 1978. While living in a remote village in South Korea, they worked at an orphanage.
"It was absolutely fabulous, and one of the greatest experiences of our lives," Ann said, adding that they remain friends with some of the other volunteers as well as some of the children they cared for. "We were such a tightly knit group. You don't forget relationships like that."
Ann Seltzer and her husband Bo served in the Peace Corps in 1978. While living in a remote village in South Korea, they worked at an orphanage.
Ashland has a wealth of former Peace Corps volunteers
By Angela Howe-Decker
Tidings correspondent
[Excerpt]
Ashland residents Ann Seltzer and her husband Bo served in the Peace Corps in 1978. While living in a remote village in South Korea, they worked at an orphanage.
"It was the best Peace Corps job that existed. We did everything from change diapers to help build schoolhouses and teach English," said Bo Seltzer.
"It was absolutely fabulous, and one of the greatest experiences of our lives," Ann said, adding that they remain friends with some of the other volunteers as well as some of the children they cared for. "We were such a tightly knit group. You don't forget relationships like that."
The couple offers advice for anyone considering the Peace Corps: "Go into it for the right reasons. You cannot do it for only altruistic purposes. Know that you will be changed," Ann said.
Bo agreed. "It has given us a more global perspective," he said.
Though the Seltzers joined the Peace Corps when they were in their early 20s, they would both consider re-enlisting after retirement.
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