• 1979: Sara Severance Weinert served in Costa Rica in Tilaran, Santa Cruz beginning in 1979  Thursday, January 12, 2006 - 8:25 am [1]

1979: Sara Severance Weinert served in Costa Rica in Tilaran, Santa Cruz beginning in 1979



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Sara Severance Weinert can be contacted at peacecorpsnewsaaoldcom

Country of Service: Costa Rica

Training Group: School Gardens

Cities you served in: Tilaran, Santa Cruz

Arrival Year: 1979

Departure Year: 1982

Work Description:

School garden promoter (1979-81), sheltered workshop administrator (1981-82)

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

I'm vice president for communications at Southwestern College, a small, liberal arts college in Winfield, Kansas. My husband, Lyle, is a CPA. We have four sons--Nathan, 17; Joel, 15; Peter, 13, and Robert, 11.

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

It is near the top of most formative experiences in my life. I miss Costa Rica every day, even though I've only been back once.

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

Anyone from the training group that arrived in La Guacima in January 1979--school gardens group, ag research, fisheries--or was in country during 1979-82.

Originally posted: December 31, 2003

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