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1975: Philip A. Waite served in Liberia in Buchanan, Liberia beginning in 1975
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Philip A. Waite can be contacted at waiteadenisondedu
Host Country: Liberia
Training Group Name: Education 53
City (or cities) you served in: Buchanan, Liberia
Year you began your peace corps service: 1975
Year you completed your peace corps service: 1977
Peace Corps Work Description:
Secondary science and math instructor
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
Got married and lived one year in Detroit. Return to Liberia for 4.5 yrs and came back to States in 1983. Been working for Denison U. for 15 as chem stockroom supervisor and chemical hygiene officer. We have two children, one is Senior at Denison. The second we adopted from Liberia. She is a freshman in high school
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
My days in the peace corps were wonderful. Unfortunately, Liberia went through a terrible civil war and today they are suffering from the leadership of Charles Taylor.
Originally posted: June 11, 2001
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