1976: Walter Gray served in Costa Rica in Orotina beginning in 1976



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Walter Gray can be contacted at greatekaaoldcom

Country of Service: Costa Rica

Training Group: La Guacima

Cities you served in: Orotina

Arrival Year: 1976

Departure Year: 1978

Work Description:

Worked in the jungle assisting farmers with guaranteed loans from AID via the Banco Nacional de Costa Rica

Other Countries you served in, Training Group Name Arrival Year, Departure Year, Work Description:

1976

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

Great wife who shares a flare for adventure, twins graduating from Rice with double degrees each in May 2006. Two more in the pipeline.

I took the whole family back with me after 20 years, and found nothing had changed except the ages of my dear cook and friends. They were all so delighted to see me again and I was so proud to have my chidren experience the respect and friendship those wonderful people have held for me all these years, in spite of my absence.

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

Hardest and best two years of my life.

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:

David Maginal from Illinois

Any message for returned volunteers?:

Hello? Anyone managed to find a non-lethal remedy for the parasitics?

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Hello... Anybody out there?

Originally posted: March 30, 2006

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