Editing Sam Farr (section)

===Peace Corps service===
Farr joined the [[Peace Corps]] in 1964 and served for two years as a volunteer in [[Colombia]]. He spent his time in a poor barrio near [[Medellin]], teaching community development skills.<ref>[http://www.worldviewmagazine.com/issues/article.cfm?id=233&issue=50 "A Congressman finds a model for urban recovery"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130210033053/http://www.worldviewmagazine.com/issues/article.cfm?id=233&issue=50 |date=February 10, 2013 }}. "Worldview Magazine, Winter 2007.</ref>

While Farr was serving in Colombia, his mother died from cancer. Following her death, his father visited with Farr's sisters. While riding horses, his sister Nancy was thrown and hit her head. She died on the operating table in a Colombian hospital.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Sam Farr's Monterey County legacy|url=https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/2017/01/31/sam-farr-congress-jeff-mitchell-public-service/97272472/|access-date=2020-06-20|website=The Salinas Californian|language=en}}</ref>

Since his Peace Corps service ended, Farr has visited Colombia often. He went there for his honeymoon and has returned several other times for both personal and official business. During a trip in 2007, Farr spoke before the Colombian Congress and was awarded the Orden del Congreso de Colombia.<ref>Colombian Senate [http://abc.senado.gov.co/prontus_senado/site/artic/20070828/pags/20070828184936.html "Sam Farr, congresista demócrata de E. U. recibe condecoración del Senado"]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. "August 28, 2007."</ref>