1979: Carol Belanger served in Zaire in Kalenda beginning in 1979



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Carol Belanger can be contacted at keetlajunodcom

Country of Service: Zaire

Training Group: Education Stage

Cities you served in: Kalenda

Arrival Year: 1979

Departure Year: 1981

Work Description:

Taught in a nursing school and ran a vaccination program my second year.

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

Got a degree in Medical Technology and have been working in a clinical laboratory for 19 years.

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

It gave me confidence in myself and opened up my eyes to the rest of the world. It also made me much more conservative.

Any message for returned volunteers?:

You've just finished the best job you'll ever have.

Originally posted: October 11, 2003

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