1987: Marya Nowakowski served in Dominican Republic in Las Matas de Farfan beginning in 1987



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Marya Nowakowski can be contacted at nowakowskiaoregontraildnet

Country of Service: Dominican Republic

Training Group: Trained in County August 87- to December 97

Cities you served in: Las Matas de Farfan

Arrival Year: 1987

Departure Year: 1990

Work Description: Agroforestry

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

After Close of Service I applied to be a recruiter in the Seattle Peace
Corps Regional Office and worked there from January 91 to June of
96. It was the best job I ever had. I am currently back in the
community I lived in before I joined Peace Corps, Enterprise Oregon
and am a Economic Development Specialist. Another great job.

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

I have many thoughts every day about the lessons I learned in
Peace Corps. too many to list here

Originally posted: October 6, 2001

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