Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Arthur F Hegewald can be contacted at hegalmsasbcglobaldnet
Country of Service: Micronesia/ Yap/ Ifaluk
Training Group: Micro VII
Cities you served in: Ifaluk, Yap
Arrival Year: 1968
Departure Year: 1971
Work Description:
2 yr TESL Teacher on outer Island IFALUK
1 yr Outer Island Construction Yap to FARALUP AND TRUK
Other Countries you served in, Training Group Name Arrival Year, Departure Year, Work Description:
arrived ande trained on Yap in July 68
Micro 7 at Yap HS. then off to our islands taught TESL and built a concrete bldng with School to school Partnership program. Then stayed 3rd year for like work as supplies made it possible
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
Returned to Indiana after PeaceCorps
began Parole work in Louisville and after 4 yrs transferred to same in Indiana where I remain. Have wife and 2 children a small boat but no longer have sea dreams
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
Many a time I long for the simplicity of that time and wonder and hope it may be in part preserved from this hectic world. I appreciate the perspective that time has given me to compare the times and lifestyles but know we can never go back again.
Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
Len Menzie from Woleai has been hard to locate, and Chad and Mafy Jane Mortimer also from Ifaluk. Paul Burlin
and Kim Kaiser and on and on
Any message for returned volunteers?:
If you find todays actions speaking to you again, the possibility still exists to go again.
Originally posted: July 1, 2005
