1980: Eric Schmeckpeper served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala in Quezada, Jutiapa beginning in 1980



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Eric Schmeckpeper can be contacted at e_schmeckayahoodcom

Country of Service: Guatemala

Training Group: Nov 1980

Cities you served in: Quezada, Jutiapa

Arrival Year: 1980

Departure Year: 1992

Work Description:

INAFOR volunteer, nurserys, bees, and soil conservation

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

Married Debbie Maclin (Guate 81-83), went to grad school, 3 kids, numerous housebuilding trips to N mexico, have become a nameless, faceless bureacrat in cubeville during my spare time. Still speak spanish every chance I get and

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

Still a major influence in my life,

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

Looking for Kim and John Smith who left Guatemala in 1981 and went to Papua New Guinea. Anyone from 1980 to 1983



Originally posted: December 8, 2006

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Related Links:

Peace Corps Guatemala; Directory of Guatemala RPCVs; Messages and Announcements for Guatemala RPCVs; Peace Corps Annual Report: 1980