1966: Mitchel Strumpf served in Tanzania in Tarime beginning in 1966



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Mitchel Strumpf can be contacted at strumpfmitchelayahoodcom

Country of Service: Tanzania

Training Group: Tanzania XII

Cities you served in: Tarime

Arrival Year: 1966

Departure Year: 1968

Work Description:

Teacher of Agriculture in the Primary School

Other Countries you served in, Training Group Name Arrival Year, Departure Year, Work Description:

PCV in Ghana (1968-1972)Lecturer in Music at the University of Ghana

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

Masters at the U. of Ghana; Doctoral work at U. of Washington in Ethnomusicology; lecturer at U of Ife, Nigeria (1976-79; Doctorate completed 1982; Fulbright Professor in Ethnomusicology and stayed under private contract at U. of Malawi (1982-1999; Associate Professor Africa University, Zimbabwe (1999-2005). Visiting Professor on U. of Pittsburgh's Semester at Sea 1996, 1998, and 2005.

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

The best and most significant years of my life.

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

James Schultz who was a PCV in Tanzania 1966-1968

Originally posted: August 30, 2005

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