{"id":18759,"date":"2025-07-03T08:11:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=18759"},"modified":"2025-09-03T11:53:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:53:55","slug":"peace-corps-kosovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/peace-corps-kosovo\/","title":{"rendered":"A Peace Corps posting in Kosovo adds to Eckerd College\u2019s impressive list of global service"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; 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She graduated in May with a Bachelor of Arts degree in <a href=\"\/human-development\/\">human development<\/a> and minors in <a href=\"\/psychology\/\">psychology<\/a> and <a href=\"\/visualarts\/\">visual arts<\/a>. And she already has a certification to teach English abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Which is what she\u2019ll be doing. Abby, who is from Mundelein, Illinois, will teach English to students in first grade all the way up to high school. 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