A Peace Corps Memoir in Tabora Tanzania
Rebecca Lee Smith recalls returning to the United States with fellow Peace Corps volunteers after living in Tabora. She highlights roommates Lowell and Becky, the aid of housekeeper Mzee Ali Abdallah, two Alsatian dogs, and life in a well equipped home with modern amenities amid a varied volunteer experience.
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Rebecca Lee Smith
Washington
Lowell
Peace Corps
Becky
States
Tabora
Tanzania
Mzee
Elwell Sutton
Mzee Ali Abdallah
Elwell-Sutton
Elwell
Sam
Bill
Housing Commission
Life as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tabora Tanzania
The narrator recounts rough living in Tabora Tanzania with three miles to the school and scooters banned by Peace Corps. He describes club life, Kilimanjaro climb, two safaris in Serengeti Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara, and the shift to post service life back in Dar es Salaam after two years.
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Peace Corps
Saga
Dar Es Salaam
Tabora
Kilamanjaro
Africa
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Eowell
Entertainments
East Africa
Serenghetti
Ngorongoro Crater
Lake Manyara
Roommate Lowell and
Consumer Credit Department
Farmers' & Merchants’ Bank
Morgantown, West Virginia
Federal Deposit Insurange Corporation
Irvic
John Hancock
Bunting