A history of the Peace Corps in Chile, prepared on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the US Peace Corps, for distribution at the reunion of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Chile, hosted by the Embassy of Chile in Washington DC...
Typical housing for volunteers- brightly painted row house at Rua Belo Horizonte #54, in Jequie, Bahia, Brasil. House had electricity, water storage tank, bottled gas stove for cooking, 2 small bedrooms and a banana tree growing in the backyard. ...
This is a farewell photo presented at the end of myservice (September,1975) and signed by the director of the school expressing appreciation for contributions to the students and community. The school was organized by a local association to provide...
Local newspaper offered a journalism course during the evening that I attended as a student. I received a certificate of completion at a graduation ceremony in 1974. This program provided me an opportunity to improve my Portuguese language skills...
After 17 years I returned to visit my host family in Jequie. My host father Esmeraldo dos Santos loved to hunt and we visited many rural farms together. My host mother Maria had 13 children and invited me for Sunday dinner every week. My big...
This is my girl's club, Club de Muchachas, in El Limon, Nicaragua, in Nueva Segovia close to the Honduran border. This area later became known as "Contra country" after the revolution. These girls took up leadership roles in their community, and...
I was greeted by these two beautiful little girls during the dedication of the Thomas Hooyman Library in Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia on August 29, 2009. It was a return visit to Ethiopia, where I had served in the 1970s.
This photo shows a computer being set up in the Dr. Thomas Hooyman Memorial Library at Fre Siwot Elementary School in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia. I enlisted the support of current volunteers in setting up the library, which opened in August...
Although the official dedication of the Dr. Thomas Hooyman Memorial Library and Media Center did not begin until 10:00 a.m., the children lined up at 8:00 in the blazing sun. I wondered how to keep them entertained for two hours and then it hit...
I enlisted the support of current volunteers (2009) in Mekelle, Ethiopia to help set up a library project in memory of a colleague. The current volunteers were extremely helpful in setting up the library and are a continued source of support for...
This photo was taken in the town of Teppi, in Ilubabor Province of Ethiopia in 1974. At my school there had been a big grassy knoll that separated the football field from the local airstrip. During an intensive clean up day at the school we...
This photo was taken circa 1980, when Peace Corps Director Loret Miller Ruppe came to visit in Mauritania. Pictured in the photo are Loret, David Scotton, Dick Wall and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
This photo was taken circa 1980, when Loret Ruppe came to visit Peace Corps/Mauritania. Pictured in the photo are Loret, David Scotton, Dick Wall, Susan Hancks, Rebecca Brookes, Roger Conrad and local PC/Mauritania Staff.
This photo was taken circa 1988 in the Peace Corps office in Burundi. Pictured is the cashier Anicet Ntansenabigua, Country Director Erica Eng, and several Volunteers.
This photo was taken circa 1989 outside the Peace Corps Office in Rwanda. Pictured are Country Director Jim O'Keefe, Administrative Officer Roger Conrad, and three local staff members.
Hotel Haik was the town center, as it provided a locale for news, entertainment and gatherings. Ethiopians love to spend their free time with friends and family, drinking coffee and Hotel Haik provided that venue. Lights were out, as the town had...