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Freelancer Julie Gilgoff interviewed Peace Corps volunteer Irene Porges for Newsday: “… at age 62, Porges decided to leave the comforts of her brownstone apartment in Prospect Heights and joined the Peace Corps as a volunteer in Bulgaria.”
“…(in) a mountain community of about 10,000 people, she felt she was going against local customs just by doing her job as a community economic development volunteer. ‘If you’re over age 60 in the community where I lived, you’re sent out to pasture …You don’t work.'”
“… Over time, however, Porges said she got to know the other female professionals in town … During her stay, Porges created a business center where she helped train local artisans to market their goods.”