Well, the media tour surrounding my trip to DC got a little more exciting – I got interviewed by KRBD, the radio station that I grew up listening to every day in Ketchikan, Alaska! I had the great pleasure of sitting down with journalist Leila Kheiry and chatting about Monday Bazaar, my Peace Corps service, and my time so far in Kyrgyzstan.
A former Ketchikan resident and Peace Corps volunteer recently won a trip to Washington, D.C., after his blog about volunteering in Kyrgyzstan won an online social-media contest.
Mark Jahnke lived in Ketchikan until he was about 9 years old, but he said he’s maintained a lot of ties to the community through the years.
“It still is actually the longest I’ve ever lived anywhere, so I still, obviously, think of it very close to my heart,” he said.
And, Jahnke said, Ketchikan was the start of his path toward joining the Peace Corps a little more than a year ago.
You can listen to the whole interview over on KRBD’s website.
