Tavia Swarney graduated from Drake in 2023 with a degree in Anthropology and Sociology, and minors in Spanish and Environmental Sustainability and Resilience. Currently Tavia is serving in the Peace Corps in Senegal, West Africa as an Urban Agriculture Extension Agent. Since arriving in Senegal at the end of September, she has been learning farming practices, Wolof, a completely new way of life. “My time with the Peace Corps has been a once in a lifetime experience that I have absolutely fallen in love with,” she says.

Tavia will be sharing about her experience in the Peace Corps and answering questions in a Zoom call on Friday, March 29, at 11 a.m. All Drake students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend.

Register on DUgood to receive the zoom link.

— Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning