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Podcast: Other Voices
Episode: Jonathan Feil — cycling across the country
Description: Jonathan Feil is an adventurer. After graduating from Guilderland High School and then earning a bachelor’s degree in agriculture at Cobleskill, Feil wanted to immerse himself in another culture. He joined the Peace Corps and was sent to Gambia in West Africa. After two months of training, Feil was settled in a rural village of about 300 people where he lived with a host family he describes as “awesome.” His host father was an imam and the head religious figure in the village. Feil attended naming ceremonies and funerals; he was learning the language, making friends, and preparing to undert...