1972: Charles Schroen served in Korea in Young-Ju beginning in 1972



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Charles Schroen can be contacted at cschroenagpcdedu

Country of Service: Korea

Training Group: K-23

Cities you served in: Young-Ju

Arrival Year: 1972

Departure Year: 1976

Work Description:

Middle school TESOL volunteer

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

Remained in Korea until 1983. Returned to the U.S. for graduate school at Indiana University, Bloomington. Currently employed at Georgia Perimeter College in the Atlanta Metropolitan area.

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

Being a Peace Corps volunteer one learns so much about so many different things including oneself.

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

Thesa Jolly; we were volunteers in the same town for two years.

Any message for returned volunteers?:

Keep up the spirit of volunteerism.

Originally posted: January 15, 2005

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