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1964: Thomas M. Ricks served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Iran III in Mashhad and Mahabad beginning in 1964
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Thomas M. Ricks can be contacted at tmricksasasdupenndedu
Country of Service: Iran III
Training Group: TEFL
Cities you served in: Mashhad and Mahabad
Arrival Year: 1964
Departure Year: 1966
Work Description:
Taught English as a Second Language in Iranian high schools
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
I've retired in 2002 from full-time academic work at Villanova University (one of five fulltime academic institutions I've worked for)
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
Iran III program was the beginning of a lifetime of teaching and researching Iran and the Middle East
Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
I'd like to see or hear from the Bob Abramson, Bill and Chris Speake, Al Greene, Jim Anderson, Nancy Nelson, Sherry Knott and Ann Hart
Any message for returned volunteers?:
HOpe that all my former PCV colleagues are healthy and enjoying life.
Originally posted: 12/14/2010Related Links:
Peace Corps Annual Report: 1964; Peace Corps Iran; Directory of Iran RPCVs; Messages and Announcements for Iran RPCVs
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