1981: Charles Rice Franzen served in Tanzania in Kiomboi, Singida beginning in 1981



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Charles Rice Franzen can be contacted at cfranzenaintafricadcom

Country of Service: Tanzania

Training Group: Grain Storage

Cities you served in: Kiomboi, Singida

Arrival Year: 1981

Departure Year: 1984

Work Description:

Iramba District Grain Storage Officer in Kiomboi, then officer with ELCT's UHAI Project in Singida Region

Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:

Lutheran World Relief, Tanzania, 1985
World Vision, 1986-87, Sudan
Lutheran World Federation, Zambia, 1987-97
Interchurch Medical Assistance, Tanzania, 1997-present

Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:

Halcyon days, such freedom! The best days of my life

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:

Everyone from our large PCV contingent from those days

Any message for returned volunteers?:

When Gandhi was told that what he was doing was a 'drop in the ocean', he responded, 'And what is the ocean made of?'

Originally posted: July 1, 2005

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