Irwin Dubinsky served as part of the Colombia VI group from 1963 to 1965. He discusses his work first in Manizales with a coffee cooperative, then with a crafts cooperative in Pasto, and finally his last assignment helping other volunteers. One of his contributions was helping the cooperatives implement a book keeping system; he had gained accounting skills while working in his father’s meat company back home. Dubinsky reflects on how the Peace Corps training in Puerto Rico built up his self-confidence. He also talks about the challenges of being thrown into an poorly-defined work assignment where the volunteer has to figure out what to do. He states that this experience was useful in his life after the Peace Corps. Interviewed and recorded by Evelyn Ganzglass, August 22, 2016. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).