Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2016-038
Susan Dill Bernstein served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco from June 1964 to June 1966. She applied to the Peace Corps with many other students while still in school. After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley, she accepted an invitation to teach English and physical education. She was part of a group of 30 volunteers who have remained close through the years. The group initially trained in Princeton, New Jersey, for two months and then trained in-country for another month. Bernstein's only concern about her placement in Morocco was that she not be the only volunteer in town. She and another volunteer, James ("Jim") David Bernstein, were assigned to a high school in Taza. Jim provided transportation to the school for her on the back of his Lambretta scooter. They fell in love and were married during the second year of their assignment. Before she was married, Susan lived at the Le Dauphine hotel with French nationals who also taught at the high school. She enjoyed the meals that were provided for breakfast and dinner each day and came to love Moroccan cooking. 1 digital audio file. Interviewed and recorded by Ivan C. Browning, May 14, 2016.