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BEFORE AND AFTER PEACE CORPS
FROM JOE CAMPBELL
(SUBMITTED OCTOBER 22, 2019)
ABOUT MICRO XI TRAINING from "BEFORE & AFTER IN THE PEACE CORPS", by Joe Campbell, Oct 22, 2019
We landed in Hilo in the middle of the night and were shepherded into school buses. The Marianas group was sent to Pepeekeo, the others stayed in Hilo also segregated by island group. The were ab out 40 of us destined to the NMI, a couple for Agrighan, a guy to Tinian and another to Rota. The was a young family whose head was destined to do outdoor engine mechanics education. The rest of us were teacher trainers, mostly concentrating on Math and Science. I still have the blue book from training if anyone is interested. We did language and cross cultural training in Pepeekeo and education training in Honumu about 10 miles further up the coast. Maria Mafna and Louie Tenorio were among our trainers. There was also a beautiful Carolinian woman name Florence and a couple name Olipai. We spent about six hours a day in class. We were forbidden to drive; but were encouraged to hitchhike. My parents refused to send me any money so it was moot anyway. I think were there for eight weeks. We were not encouraged to stay in Pepeekeo during weekends, so we went to Hilo on Friday night spend most the 8 bucks we were given on beer and then hitchhiking to beach with our army blankets and prepared box lunches. I remember drinking a lot of beer with Louie. I was assigned to Chalan Kanoa Elementary School to teach a new science curriculum to 4th and 5th graders. I often think training was the highlight of my Peace Corps experience. Beach and beer!! And girls also. Much better than Viet Nam.
FROM JOE CAMPBELL
(SUBMITTED OCTOBER 22, 2019)
ABOUT MICRO XI TRAINING from "BEFORE & AFTER IN THE PEACE CORPS", by Joe Campbell, Oct 22, 2019
We landed in Hilo in the middle of the night and were shepherded into school buses. The Marianas group was sent to Pepeekeo, the others stayed in Hilo also segregated by island group. The were ab out 40 of us destined to the NMI, a couple for Agrighan, a guy to Tinian and another to Rota. The was a young family whose head was destined to do outdoor engine mechanics education. The rest of us were teacher trainers, mostly concentrating on Math and Science. I still have the blue book from training if anyone is interested. We did language and cross cultural training in Pepeekeo and education training in Honumu about 10 miles further up the coast. Maria Mafna and Louie Tenorio were among our trainers. There was also a beautiful Carolinian woman name Florence and a couple name Olipai. We spent about six hours a day in class. We were forbidden to drive; but were encouraged to hitchhike. My parents refused to send me any money so it was moot anyway. I think were there for eight weeks. We were not encouraged to stay in Pepeekeo during weekends, so we went to Hilo on Friday night spend most the 8 bucks we were given on beer and then hitchhiking to beach with our army blankets and prepared box lunches. I remember drinking a lot of beer with Louie. I was assigned to Chalan Kanoa Elementary School to teach a new science curriculum to 4th and 5th graders. I often think training was the highlight of my Peace Corps experience. Beach and beer!! And girls also. Much better than Viet Nam.