1993: Pat Colonna served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mongolia in Ulan Bataar beginning in 1993



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Pat Colonna can be contacted at YogaDentonaaoldcom

Country of Service: Mongolia

Cities you served in: Ulan Bataar

Arrival Year: 1993

Departure Year: 1995

Work Description:

Taught English for the Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions

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

Sold home and moved into senior housing in Denton, Texas, but continue to teach yoga privately.

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

What a great group I was in. What a terrible teacher I was! How wonderful the Mongolian people were.

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

Jean Mead, our wonderful country director, and ANY M3!!

Any message for returned volunteers?:

Be patient with yourself. Don't rush your adjustment. Try to stay cheerful even though the questions about Peace Corps, your service and the country where you served are repetitive and -- stupid is too strong a word. You know what I mean.



Originally posted: 4/23/2009

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