1990: Leta Herman served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mauritania in Kiffa beginning in 1990



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Leta Herman can be contacted at letahayahoodcom

Country of Service: Mauritania

Training Group: 1990 TEFL

Cities you served in: Kiffa

Arrival Year: 1990

Departure Year: 1990

Work Description:

Taught TEFL in Kiffa high school

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

Currently a Chinese Medicine healer. Before that worked in computer industry and was a syndicated newspaper columnist. Still married to artist Neal Parks (www.nealparks.com) and we have a 12 year old son!

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

I'm currently scanning in all our old photos. I have lots of photos of folks in our stage. Hoping to get in touch with all of us. Wish we could have finished out our stay together!

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

Anyone from our training groups.

Any message for returned volunteers?:

I thought it might be nice to share some photos now that I've scanned them in.

Originally posted: June 3, 2007

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