1980: jonphillips served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal in Srikot, Achaam beginning in 1980



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer jonphillips can be contacted at jonphillipsaoperamaildcom

Country of Service: Nepal

Training Group: N 95

Cities you served in: Srikot, Achaam

Arrival Year: 1980

Departure Year: 1983

Work Description:

TEFL and Teacher Training

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

Peace Corps Ghana, 1978-1979; Family Life Education Project - working with small business cooperatives and native language literacy.

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

Went to graduate school, worked for World Learning in refugee camps in Indonesia & Thailand; Worked in Egypt with Binational Fulbright Commission (USAID project); worked in Abu Dhabi, UAE with AMIDEAST; worked as education consultant for South Sudan Basic Education Project (USAID). Currently working as program manager in the faculty & staff development division of Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA. Married with 2 kids.

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

peace corps formed my life and put me on the path that I followed

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

Bryan Taylor, PC Nepal group 95; Randy Orlando from PC Ghana, agricultural volunteer, 1978-1980

Originally posted: April 5, 2008

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