Now we were disembarking at JFK in New York City, two country kids who had traveled a long way from Diamond Springs and Auburn California. All we had to do was check in at the Pan Am desk, grab a bite to eat, and catch our trans-Atlantic flight to Africa. Ah that life should […]
Chapter 3: The Dead Chicken Dance and Peace Corps Training
Graduation from Berkeley, marriage in Auburn, a three-day honeymoon in Monterey and reporting for Liberia VI Peace Corps training at San Francisco State College transpired in one whirlwind week. Jo was beautiful as a bride and my best man, Frank Martin, played his role superbly… from hosting the bachelor party at the Diamond Springs Hotel […]
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Chapter 2: Sargent Shriver Comes to Berkeley in 1965
The day before Cliff sent me scurrying after the errant urinalysis, Sargent Shriver, Peace Corps’ Director, arrived on campus. I, along with several thousand other students, flocked to hear him speak. John Kennedy recruited his brother-in-law in 1961 to set up and then head the Peace Corps. “If it flops,” Kennedy had said, “it will […]
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Chapter 1: The Peace Corps Is Told I Run a Communist Cell Block
Welcome to my new blog, “Peace Corps Tales from Africa.” Each week I will post a new ‘chapter’ in a book format describing my experiences as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia, West Africa from 1965-1967. Peace Corps recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary. This book travels back in time to the beginnings of the organization.When […]
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Peace Corps Tales from Africa 