1972: David A. Hastings served in Ghana in Kumasi beginning in 1972



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer David A. Hastings can be contacted at roiaearthlingdnet

Country of Service: Ghana

Training Group: Ghana: July-August 1972

Cities you served in: Kumasi

Arrival Year: 1972

Departure Year: 1974

Work Description:

Founding a teaching and research program in geophysics at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Teaching, research, consultancy.

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

Extended tour to help a graduate student complete his degree. Stayed in Ghana on contract with the Ghana Geological Survey. Subsequently with Michigan Tech University, U. S. Geological Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Now with United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

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

An excellent start on my career, and a furthering of my international interests.

Any message for returned volunteers?:

Consider that some aspects of our PC experience (e.g. faster or slower career development while in the PC) may be anomalous.

Originally posted: July 15, 2003

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