In the 1960s, my friend Lynn taught for two years in a rural community in South Korea, surrounded by rice fields. Homes and buildings had no central heating, no indoor plumbing, only occasional electricity, and modest school supplies for the children. Lynn was in South Korea as a Peace Corps volunteer. President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961 to promote world peace, friendship, and “meet the urgent needs for skilled manpower” worldwide.