Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Rudy Sovinee can be contacted at rsovineea1wowdorg
Country of Service: Ghana
Training Group: July-Sept 1970
Cities you served in: Kumasi
Arrival Year: 1970
Departure Year: 1973
Work Description:
Education - first as a science and math teacher, then for the Bureau of Ghana Languages
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
I worked in mid-management for Union Carbide Corp. for a decadde before moving to CA with a software company in 1984. By 1986 I'd started a business, and traveled to the USSR and China. The photos formed the start of what became 1wow.org For that program I taught over 176,000 youth in 25 states and 3 countires. Now I am a recruiter in LA
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
They taught me morre than I ever imagined. I love helping new applicants prepare for their journey.
Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
Those who knew me in Ghana.
Any message for returned volunteers?:
It's all good
Leave a message here if there was an incorrect or duplicate e-mail address for you in the "Directory of Volunteers":
My two prior email addresses are each out of date.
Originally posted: August 30, 2005
