1980: Cathy Yalowich-Chanin served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Fiji in Suva beginning in 1980



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Cathy Yalowich-Chanin can be contacted at clchaninahotmaildcom

Country of Service: Fiji

Training Group: 40

Cities you served in: Suva

Arrival Year: 1980

Departure Year: 1982

Work Description:

Occupational Therapist working at the Samambula Old's People Home.

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

Received MPH in 1985, worked in Saipan - Marianas Islands, Iwakuni and Yokota, Japan, Giessen and Heidelberg, Germany. I have one daughter born in 1995 who was born in Japan. My husband is a DoDDS teacher while I still am providing OT services as a DOD employee.

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

It was a wonderful learning and eye opening experience for me. It has set the framework for all of my future endeavors.

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

I'd love to hear from anyone in my group.




Originally posted: 7/7/2009

Looking for another volunteer who served with this Group?

If you know this volunteer or someone from his or her group and are looking to reconnect with them,
leave a message above where it says "Create New Conversation."

If this is your profile, post any additions, updates or corrections to your profile below where it says "Add a Message."

RPCVs: To add your own RPCV profile click here.

The Peace Corps Library Peace Corps Online is proud to announce that the Peace Corps Library is now available online. With over 30,000 index entries in 500 categories, this is the largest collection of Peace Corps related stories in the world. From Acting to Zucchini, you can use the Main Index to find hundreds of stories about what RPCVs with your same interests or from your Country of Service are doing today.