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1989: Melinda Sue Hutchings served in Sierra Leone, W. Africa in Makeni beginning in 1989



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Melinda Sue Hutchings can be contacted at mshutcharicededu

Country of Service: Sierra Leone, W. Africa

Training Group: Education

Cities you served in: Makeni

Arrival Year: 1989

Departure Year: 1991

Work Description: home ec teacher at Birch Memorial Secondary Sch.

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

work in public affairs for Rice Un. in Houston, TX; use every opportunity
to recruit & mentor Rice students interested in the Peace Corps

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

Still the best job I ever had!

Any message for returned volunteers?:

Find a RPCV group as soon as possible and let them be your support
while transitioning back into 1st-World life; RPCVs are a great
networking source. Resettling takes time; don't become discouraged;
talk about your experience with anyone who will listen!

Originally posted: December 4, 2001

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