• 1963: Sandra West Earl served in Colombia, South America in Barranquilla, Bogota beginning in 1963 Thursday, January 12, 2006 - 8:06 am [1]

1963: Sandra West Earl served in Colombia in Barranquilla/ Bogota beginning in 1963



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Sandra West Earl can be contacted at swearlajpsdnet

Country of Service: Colombia

Training Group: ETV Training

Cities you served in: Barranquilla/ Bogota

Arrival Year: 1963

Departure Year: 1965

Work Description:

I taught classroom music to elementary school teachers and also English in the elementary schools.

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

Marriage of 30years, 4 children, then divorced, lived in Spain 3yrs, 3 grandchildren, starting the 7th year teaching Eng. Comp. at Skyline Community College. I also teach English for Berlitz Languages in San Francisco.

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

It changed my life in most profound ways; ways that have followed me and informed my decisions and for which I remain grateful.

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

Hello to John Scott in Pennsylvania.

Any message for returned volunteers?:

In a world of confusion, careless
administration and loss of the public voice...what would they do without us? We are contributing the balance, no?

Originally posted: May 6, 2004

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