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Peace Corps Brazil - Goias PCVs' Newsletter 1968-69
PCVs Goias Newsletter

 

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update: 19-Apr-13


 

Paraíba

 

 

The first volunteers arrived in September 1964 working in Public Health.

 

Last volunteers left in 1980.

State of Paraiba, Brazil


 

Looking for: Charles Foster - Sousa, PB - 1966
 

Estive, semana passada, no bairro Catirina, onde, em 1966, o voluntário Charles Foster esteve.  Com lhe falei anteriormente, ele dá um depoimento ao documentário "País de São Saruê", de Vladimir Carvalho, produzido em 1971.
 

Fui, com o próprio cineasta ao bairro. Lá, fomos informados de que Charles Foster, chamado lá por eles de Carlos, havia morrido na guerra do Vietnam.  Soubemos que uma companheira que trabalhava com ele, chamada Suzana - infiro que o nome tenha sido aportuguesado e que a forma original do nome dela seja "Suzan", comunicou, por carta, a uma moradora do bairro o ocorrido.

Se vocês puderem, de alguma maneira, me dar alguma informação a respeito sobre o voluntário, agradeceria imensamente.
 

Na cidade de Sousa, interior da Paraíba, em 1966. Mais precisamente em um bairro chamado Catirina.  Nas filmagens Charles Foster recebe a visita de um amigo, chamado apenas de John, originário da Califórnia.

Fotogramas captados do documentário com imagens de Charles.

 

Abraço, Astier Basílio   astierbasilio (at) gmail.com

 

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Peace Corps and Brazil was truly a life-changing experience. I have not been back--other life-changing decisions have taken me to Asia. But I would still love to go back someday.

 

St. Croix, VI
July 70

Santa Cruz
&

Riberão, PE

Agriculture
Sep 70 - Nov. 72


 

Taipei, Taiwan

 

 

 

Milwaukee
BR12

June 64
 

Antenor Navarro Sao Joao do Rio do Peixe
Public Health/CD
Sept 64 - Apr 67
 

Hermosa Beach, CA
 

Bill Stolz


photos & comments

Marquette Univ,
Milwaukee, WI
June 64

Malta
CD & Health
Sept 64 - May 66

 

Atlanta, GA

 

A wonderful experience with a wonderful group of young people. Left Brazil for medical reasons, went to law school at the University of Michigan where I met my wife, Susan. We have two grown sons. I retired after thirty years of practice. Susan works for Dow Chemical's Washington, DC office and I keep house. Went back to see what we had done after ten years had passed. Had a cold beer and watched a World Cup game on a color TV at one of the farms we had electrified. The farmer still did not have indoor plumbing but pumped water up to his house. Ja pensou?.

 

Atlanta, GA
July 69

Cajazeiras
SAELPA - Rural electrification
June 69  - Sept. 72

Washington, DC

 

Carolyn Cox Davis

 

Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jun - 64

Itaporanga
Health
Aug 64-Jun 66

 

Atlanta, GA

 

Serving as Development Director for People For Puget Sound, a conservation organization in Seattle (since 07/03). I see RPCV Kit Taylor often. Recently visited Mavis Pitter Knight (former PC partner) in Corvallis, OR.

 

Brattleboro, VT
Aug 68

 

Sao Jose de Piranhas
Ag Coops
1968-71

 

Seattle, WA

David Scott Ellinwood

Milwaukee
BR12

João Pessoa
Sept 64 - July 66

Santa Barbara, CA

Diane Mahin

 

João Pessoa
&
RN
Education
73-77

 

Miami, FL

Don Hoppe


more
 

 

Natuba (in the "brejo)
Nov 69 - May 72

Hackensack, MN


 

Comments:

Still trying to keep up contacts as much as possible.

 

Milwaukee
Marquette University
June 1966

 

 

Catole do Rocha
site survey assignments
around the region
&
CD
Sep 66 - Oct 68

Boston, MA

Ellen Lawrence Chapman

Albuquerque, NM
BR9
Aug 64

Rio Tinto
Public Health
Sept. 64 - Jun 66

 

Honolulu, HI

 

I continue to miss the food of northeastern Brazil, and the hospitality. Bob Filliman was the volunteer who came to Santa Cruz, PB, about the same time my tour ended, and we still communicate. The Portuguese is getting a little rusty.

 

Milwaukee
Sept 66

 

 Santa Cruz
 Dec 66-68

Huntersville, NC

Greg Brown

Brattleboro VT
Sept 68

Pocinhos
public health & education
Nov 68 - Dec 70

 

Dummerston, VT

 

Professional Site

 

 Atlanta, GA & Waco, GA
July 69

João Pessoa
Rural Electrification
Oct 69 - Aug 71

Springfield, VA

Milwaukee
Sept 66

Pombal
Health & Community Development
Dec 66 - Oct 68

 

Sobradinho, DF, Brazil

 

Ira Stein

more

Miami
August 77

Campinho Grande
77- 80
(also SE)

Phoenix, AZ

deceased (20 Sept 2006)

Milwaukee, WI
Sept 64

João Pessoa
University teachers
Dec 64 - Dec 66

 

St. Petersburg, FL

Joe Wythe

 

professional site

 


After Peace Corps I was Ass't Director of Peace Corps training program for Pernambuco, then worked as consultant for USAID/Brazil. Later was with Mellon Bank in Rio, with Security Pacific Bank in Chile, São Paulo and Los Angeles. Most recently Director of Credit for Banco Brascan in Rio. Telephone in Rio:21-2556-0269. Calls welcome.

 

Washington D.C
June 1966

João Pessoa
Also PE

Rio de Janeiro

Judson and Barbara Hyatt

Went back to Texeira in 1995. Great experience.

Marquette Univ,
Milwaukee, WI
June 64

 

Texeira
Public Health/CD
Sept 64 - Jun 66

Medford, OR

 

 

I am currently living in downtown New York, but still working as an individual and group therapist on Long Island. My husband and I moved into the city after raising our children on Long Island. I just love it. If anyone is in the area and want to get in touch, you have my email. I actually am in touch with several others from my program. We have been having fun together for all these years.

 

Milwaukee, WI
March, 1967

Rio de Janeiro for 2 -3 months
&
 Joao Pessoa
PC Secretary
June 1967 - 69

NYC, NY

Judy Otterstrom Randle

 

Pombal
health/community development
May 65 - Sept 67

Tulsa, OK

Washington D.C.
Jan 68

João Pessoa
Staff - wife of Hugh Smith
68-71

Scottsdale, AZ

Karen Gabriela Taylor

 

I am retired from a community college teaching career in health sciences and also from a B&B here in my home on Kauai. I am now a full time ceramic sculptor and enjoy frequent trips to Asia. I visited the Amazon in '96 and am planning another trip to Brasil with other ex PCVs next year. Would live to have a reunion for my group on Kauai.

 

 

Tempe, AZ
May 65

Pianco
Health, CD
Also Jaboatão, PE
May 65 - 67

Kapaa, Hawaii

Kathy LaBrot Angus

Albuquerque, NM
June 64?

Antenor Navarro (now Sao Joao do Rio Peixe)
Community Health
64-66

 

Birmingham, AL

Kit Taylor

 

 

Tempe, AZ
May 65

Pianco
Also PE

Kingston, WA

Virgin Islands
June 70

São Francisco de Sousa
June 70 - Nov 72
 

Troy, NY

 

Professional Site

 

Atlanta, GA
Sept 69

   

João Pessoa
SAELPA
Sept 1969-71

Vancouver, WA

 

Professional Site

Brattleboro VT
September 1968

   

João Pessoa
Health Education & CD
Sept 1968-71

Vancouver, WA

Tempe, AZ and Milwaukee, WI

São Bento
Jun 66 - 68

Tucson, AZ

Michael Doyle
(email from PE page)

 

Looking for other members of my group.

Travel frequently to Northeast with my Brazilian wife.

 

Milwaukee
Sept 66

 

 

Pitimbu
&
Timbaúba, PE

Cottage Grove, MN

Michael Nissenberg

Univ. of Texas
Austin
Summer 65

Jerico
CD
Jul 66 - Jul 68

Miami, FL

Michele St. Clair

email updated Jun 08

 

 

Brattleboro, VT
Sept 68

Piancó
Health Education & Community Development
Dec 68 - Dec 70

Healdsburg, CA

Nelson Jacob

more

reunion João Pessoa Aug 04

 

Any RPCV's and staff are welcome to get in touch and come by for a visit.

 

BR 1
Washington, D.C

Serraria
4-H
62-65
Also Rio Verde, GO

Staff

João Pessoa

Patricia Worthy Oyeshiku

BR9
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Sape
Public Health
64 - 66

 

San Diego, CA

Paul (Terry) Lyons

 

Milwaukee
Sept 66

Boquerrão dos
Cochas
Health and
Community Service
Dec 66 - 68

 

Ada, OH

Phil Lange

 

professional site

 


Mas que coisa ótima! I promise to respond to anyone who contacts me, juro! PC-BR was a highlight of my life. Have returned twice to visit. Incl. last year to BdaT when Brazil won the Cup.

 

Marquette Univ.
June 1965

Baia da Traição
&
Condado
CD
Sept 65 - Aug 67

Toronto, Canada

Rafaela Castro

 

Rafie's site

Albuquerque, New Mexico
June 64 

Catole do Rocha & Campina Grande
Public Health
Sept 64 - June 66

 

El Cerrito, CA

  Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Feb 1965

Souza
&

Piracanjuba, Goiás
4-H Clubs
May 65 - 67

 

Bellingham, WA
 

 

Comments:

Out of 64 trainees in our group, I was rated 63 or 64th. The tra iners would say "Roberto ruin Ricardo pior ou contrario ninguem sabe".Agora eu fala mais portugese en casa do que ingles.rsrsrsrs

Trabalhava cum Roberto Krasnow que mora hoji en Jardine, RN (na fronteira cum Paraiba). Tried to settle in Brasil but got kicked out because I never bothered to get that ID card we were supposed to carry. Traveled for 9 months circling South America twice before I finally got the courage to return home. Abracoes todo mundo Ricardo Americano

 

Brattleboro, VT
Aug 68

 

São Bento e Brejo do Cruz
Truck Farming
Aug 68 - 71

 Minneapolis, MN

Brattleboro  VT
August 68

Santa Cruz
Agriculture
Sept 68 - Dec 71

Eastham, MA

BR2
July 62

João Pessoa
Juazeiro, BA
1962-64
Staff

 

Southport, NC

Ruth Dianne King

BR9
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Rio Tinto
Health
64-66

Haddam Neck, CT

Sally Heiss Berg

BR9
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Itaporanga
Health
64-66

Ruskin, FL

GA and TN
July, 1969

João Pessoa
Rural Electrification
Oct 69 - Oct 71

 

Menlo Park, CA


Recife
July 1968

São Bento
Belem do Para
Rural Electrification
Jun 68 - Nov 71

San Francisco, CA

Thom Hiers

Milwaukee
June 1964

João Pessoa
Community Development
64 - 66

Sullivans Island & Charleston, SC

Tom Hutchinson

Fortaleza
73

Also AM

Sacramento, CA

Wayne Frost

 

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Worked with urban and rural artisans to establish producer cooperatives and trained members to manage, develop and market their production.

 

Gainesville, FL
June 65

Patos
CD
Jun 65- Apr 69

Alexandria, VA

Y. L. Scott Elder

 

BR 12
Milwaukee

Sapé
&
 João Pessoa
CD
Sep 64- Jun 66

 

Jerusalem,
Israel

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