1996: Barbara Casillas (Ochoa) served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali in Kadiolo, Sikasso beginning in 1996



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Barbara Casillas (Ochoa) can be contacted at teremusoayahoodcom

Country of Service: Mali

Training Group: "Where's Wayne" stage

Cities you served in: Kadiolo, Sikasso

Arrival Year: 1996

Departure Year: 1997

Work Description:

Agriculture

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

Dominican Republic
1997
Micro-Enterprises

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

I participated in Teach For America in '98 teaching Pre-K & then 4th Grade in two of Houston's inner-city schools. Worked as an Associate Editor for the Colonial Latin American Historical Review at UNM in Albuquerque, NM for a few years. Life after that has been a lot less interesting & exciting... have lived in So. California over 5 yrs. now, but the economy here is hard to live with. I'm currently exploring another move...

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

I miss experiencing new things, seeing far away places in the world, meeting interesting people (both locals & PCVs), and feeling genuinely excited in general.

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

Everyone! Specifically, Gabriela Gomez, Jennifer Crandall, Andy Rebold, Jill Hrubecky...

Originally posted: August 8, 2008

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