1967: Charles Browne served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador in Riobamba, Quito, Galapagos beginning in 1967



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Charles Browne can be contacted at charles_browneamsndcom

Country of Service: Ecuador

Training Group: Bozeman

Cities you served in: Riobamba, Quito, Galapagos

Arrival Year: 1967

Departure Year: 1969

Work Description:

National Electrification Program with INECEL. Improve and construct city and rural electrical distribution and generation.

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

After Peace Corps, I went to work in the corporate world and for the next 35 years lived in South America and Asia (primarily Brazil and China). I retired in 2004 as head of a large multinational's China operations.

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

My life was enriched far more than I was able to contribute, and I gained a lasting appreciation of different cultures and languages.



Originally posted: 9/20/2008

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