Passage 1 Donna Fredrick 's served with the Peace Corps for two years in Brazil. She joined the Peace Corps after she graduated from the college because she wanted to do something to help other people. She had been brought up on a farm, so the Peace Corps assigned her to a agricultural project. Before she went to Brazil, she studied Portuguese for three months. She also learnt a great deal about its history and culture. During her two years with the Peace Corps, Donna lived in a village in northeast Brazil. That part of Brazil is very dry and farming is often difficult there. Donna helped the people of the village to organise an arrigation project, and she also advised them on planting corps. They didn 't require much water. When Donna returned to the States, she couldn 'tsettle down. She tried several jobs, but they seemed very boring to her. She couldn 'tget Brazil out of her mind. Finally, one day she got on an plane and went back to Brazil. She wasn 'tsure what she 'sgoing to do. She just wanted to be there. After a few weeks, Donna found a job as an English teacher, teaching five classes a day.
