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Jlosse — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:45:15 GMT

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	Warren Kantrowitz, MD coordinated the medical stuff: shots, VD lectures, etc. [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Warren-Kantrowitz-MD-E9E53563.cfm?tv_eng=google_pcrawl more about Dr. Kantrowitz]		Warren Kantrowitz, MD coordinated the medical stuff: shots, VD lectures, etc. [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Warren-Kantrowitz-MD-E9E53563.cfm?tv_eng=google_pcrawl more about Dr. Kantrowitz]
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	Boston was hot and muggy that summer.		Boston was hot and muggy that summer.
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	There wasn't a lot of time for diversions, but we were bused to Cape Cod for the Fourth of July, and a few folks took in ballgames at nearby Fenway Park. Training often lasted until 9 or 10 pm, and a place across Commonwealth Ave. called The Dugout provided what little after-hours activity could be had. The Dugout is still there: [http://search.cityguide.aol.com/boston/bars/the-dugout/v-88892 The Dugout] It was not a bad way to train for Star Beer, in fact.		There wasn't a lot of time for diversions, but we were bused to Cape Cod for the Fourth of July, and a few folks took in ballgames at nearby Fenway Park. Training often lasted until 9 or 10 pm, and a place across Commonwealth Ave. called The Dugout provided what little after-hours activity could be had. The Dugout is still there: [http://search.cityguide.aol.com/boston/bars/the-dugout/v-88892 The Dugout] It was not a bad way to train for Star Beer, in fact.

Jlosse at 02:43, 7 January 2008

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	Warren Kantrowitz, MD coordinated the medical stuff: shots, VD lectures, etc. [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Warren-Kantrowitz-MD-E9E53563.cfm?tv_eng=google_pcrawl more about Dr. Kantrowitz]		Warren Kantrowitz, MD coordinated the medical stuff: shots, VD lectures, etc. [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Warren-Kantrowitz-MD-E9E53563.cfm?tv_eng=google_pcrawl more about Dr. Kantrowitz]
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	Boston was hot and muggy that summer.		Boston was hot and muggy that summer.
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	There wasn't a lot of time for diversions, but we were bused to Cape Cod for the Fourth of July, and a few folks took in ballgames at nearby Fenway Park. Training often lasted until 9 or 10 pm, and a place across Commonwealth Ave. called The Dugout provided what little after-hours activity could be had. The Dugout is still there: [http://search.cityguide.aol.com/boston/bars/the-dugout/v-88892 The Dugout] It was not a bad way to train for Star Beer, in fact.		There wasn't a lot of time for diversions, but we were bused to Cape Cod for the Fourth of July, and a few folks took in ballgames at nearby Fenway Park. Training often lasted until 9 or 10 pm, and a place across Commonwealth Ave. called The Dugout provided what little after-hours activity could be had. The Dugout is still there: [http://search.cityguide.aol.com/boston/bars/the-dugout/v-88892 The Dugout] It was not a bad way to train for Star Beer, in fact.

Jlosse: /* Training */

Jlosse — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:38:56 GMT

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	Hausa "informants" Haroun al Rashid Adamu, Zakari Kano, Felix Obinani, Benji Ishyaku, Yinusa Paiko and others		Hausa "informants" Haroun al Rashid Adamu, Zakari Kano, Felix Obinani, Benji Ishyaku, Yinusa Paiko and others

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	Warren Kantrowitz, MD coordinated the medical stuff: shots, VD lectures, etc. [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Warren-Kantrowitz-MD-E9E53563.cfm?tv_eng=google_pcrawl more about Dr. Kantrowitz]		Warren Kantrowitz, MD coordinated the medical stuff: shots, VD lectures, etc. [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Warren-Kantrowitz-MD-E9E53563.cfm?tv_eng=google_pcrawl more about Dr. Kantrowitz]
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	Boston was hot and muggy that summer.		Boston was hot and muggy that summer.
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	There wasn't a lot of time for diversions, but we were bused to Cape Cod for the Fourth of July, and a few folks took in ballgames at nearby Fenway Park. Training often lasted until 9 or 10 pm, and a place across Commonwealth Ave. called The Dugout provided what little after-hours activity could be had. The Dugout is still there: [http://search.cityguide.aol.com/boston/bars/the-dugout/v-88892 The Dugout] It was not a bad way to train for Star Beer, in fact.		There wasn't a lot of time for diversions, but we were bused to Cape Cod for the Fourth of July, and a few folks took in ballgames at nearby Fenway Park. Training often lasted until 9 or 10 pm, and a place across Commonwealth Ave. called The Dugout provided what little after-hours activity could be had. The Dugout is still there: [http://search.cityguide.aol.com/boston/bars/the-dugout/v-88892 The Dugout] It was not a bad way to train for Star Beer, in fact.

Jlosse at 02:37, 7 January 2008

Jlosse — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:37:34 GMT

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	Warren Kantrowitz, MD coordinated the medical stuff: shots, VD lectures, etc. [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Warren-Kantrowitz-MD-E9E53563.cfm?tv_eng=google_pcrawl more about Dr. Kantrowitz]		Warren Kantrowitz, MD coordinated the medical stuff: shots, VD lectures, etc. [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Warren-Kantrowitz-MD-E9E53563.cfm?tv_eng=google_pcrawl more about Dr. Kantrowitz]

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Jlosse — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:33:15 GMT

Training

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	Warren Kantrowitz, MD coordinated the medical stuff: shots, VD lectures, etc. [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Warren-Kantrowitz-MD-E9E53563.cfm?tv_eng=google_pcrawl more about Dr. Kantrowitz]		Warren Kantrowitz, MD coordinated the medical stuff: shots, VD lectures, etc. [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Warren-Kantrowitz-MD-E9E53563.cfm?tv_eng=google_pcrawl more about Dr. Kantrowitz]

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Jlosse — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:57:44 GMT

Training

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	There wasn't a lot of time for diversions, but we were bused to Cape Cod for the Fourth of July, and a few folks took in ballgames at nearby Fenway Park. Training often lasted until 9 or 10 pm, and a place across Commonwealth Ave. called The Dugout provided what little after-hours activity could be had. The Dugout is still there: [http://search.cityguide.aol.com/boston/bars/the-dugout/v-88892 The Dugout] It was not a bad way to train for Star Beer, in fact.		There wasn't a lot of time for diversions, but we were bused to Cape Cod for the Fourth of July, and a few folks took in ballgames at nearby Fenway Park. Training often lasted until 9 or 10 pm, and a place across Commonwealth Ave. called The Dugout provided what little after-hours activity could be had. The Dugout is still there: [http://search.cityguide.aol.com/boston/bars/the-dugout/v-88892 The Dugout] It was not a bad way to train for Star Beer, in fact.
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		+	(For more training photos go to http://idisk.mac.com/jlosse-Public )

	We were frequently hauled out to various medical facilities for shots, but anyone who claims to have forgotten Gamma Globulin Night on Bay State Road needs to visit a member of the helping professions who deals with repressed memories:		We were frequently hauled out to various medical facilities for shots, but anyone who claims to have forgotten Gamma Globulin Night on Bay State Road needs to visit a member of the helping professions who deals with repressed memories:

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Jlosse — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:44:00 GMT

Service Started

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	Next stop was Kaduna, capital of the North. We were flown there on a DC3. We carried a ladder in the aisle with us to exit the plane in Kaduna, where a welcoming delegation waited on the tarmac. After the serious attention paid in training to Hausa standards of dress and modesty, this ladder, once deployed, created challenges for some of the genders represented in Nigeria XXII.		Next stop was Kaduna, capital of the North. We were flown there on a DC3. We carried a ladder in the aisle with us to exit the plane in Kaduna, where a welcoming delegation waited on the tarmac. After the serious attention paid in training to Hausa standards of dress and modesty, this ladder, once deployed, created challenges for some of the genders represented in Nigeria XXII.

-	In Kaduna we stayed at the luxurious Hamdala Hotel for a couple of days. They had a swimming pool and an ostrich on the grounds. We were treated royally and introduced to ministers and PC Staff. First Aid kits were issued, and they contained serious stuff! We were given big bottles of Aralen, the malaria medicine we'd take every Sunday for two years and then for a time even after we came home.	+	In Kaduna we stayed at the luxurious [http://www.harrys-stuff.com/africa-nigeria/hamdala-hotel-kaduna.php Hamdala Hotel] for a couple of days. They had a swimming pool and an ostrich on the grounds. We were treated royally and introduced to ministers and PC Staff. First Aid kits were issued, and they contained serious stuff! We were given big bottles of Aralen, the malaria medicine we'd take every Sunday for two years and then for a time even after we came home.

	It was in Kaduna that we finally found out where we would be stationed. The assignments were probably complicated by the political pressures of the time. Civil disturbances in May and June had resulted in many teachers leaving their posts or not renewing contracts, and every school seemed to have needs. Having become so close during training, most of us didn't realize that we might not see each other again until two years later at the termination conference - it all depended on where we were sent in that vast area.		It was in Kaduna that we finally found out where we would be stationed. The assignments were probably complicated by the political pressures of the time. Civil disturbances in May and June had resulted in many teachers leaving their posts or not renewing contracts, and every school seemed to have needs. Having become so close during training, most of us didn't realize that we might not see each other again until two years later at the termination conference - it all depended on where we were sent in that vast area.

Jlosse: /* Training */

Jlosse — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:16:57 GMT

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	Hausa "informants" Haroun al Rashid Adamu, Zakari Kano, Felix Obinani, Benji Ishyaku, Yinusa Paiko and others		Hausa "informants" Haroun al Rashid Adamu, Zakari Kano, Felix Obinani, Benji Ishyaku, Yinusa Paiko and others
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	Warren Kantrowitz, MD coordinated the medical stuff: shots, VD lectures, etc. [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Warren-Kantrowitz-MD-E9E53563.cfm?tv_eng=google_pcrawl more about Dr. Kantrowitz]		Warren Kantrowitz, MD coordinated the medical stuff: shots, VD lectures, etc. [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Warren-Kantrowitz-MD-E9E53563.cfm?tv_eng=google_pcrawl more about Dr. Kantrowitz]
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	We were further broken down by subjects we would be teaching - English, Mathematics, History, French, etc. These groups met often and were typically led by a member of the BU Education faculty who aimed to make teachers out of liberal arts majors, in a hurry. There were mini-lessons, videotaped and publicly analyzed (a tech marvel for many of us at the time). The teacher training was capped by several weeks of student teaching in a Boston high school – where the summer population was a mix of students who had to repeat a class and those who wanted to get ahead.		We were further broken down by subjects we would be teaching - English, Mathematics, History, French, etc. These groups met often and were typically led by a member of the BU Education faculty who aimed to make teachers out of liberal arts majors, in a hurry. There were mini-lessons, videotaped and publicly analyzed (a tech marvel for many of us at the time). The teacher training was capped by several weeks of student teaching in a Boston high school – where the summer population was a mix of students who had to repeat a class and those who wanted to get ahead.

-	Boston was hot and muggy that summer. There wasn't a lot of time for diversions, but we were bused to Cape Cod for the Fourth of July, and a few folks took in ballgames at nearby Fenway Park. Training often lasted until 9 or 10 pm, and a place across Commonwealth Ave. called The Dugout provided what little after-hours activity could be had. The Dugout is still there: [http://search.cityguide.aol.com/boston/bars/the-dugout/v-88892 The Dugout] It was not a bad way to train for Star Beer, in fact.	+	Boston was hot and muggy that summer.
		+	Photo 008 goes here
		+	[[Image:Example.jpg]]
		+	There wasn't a lot of time for diversions, but we were bused to Cape Cod for the Fourth of July, and a few folks took in ballgames at nearby Fenway Park. Training often lasted until 9 or 10 pm, and a place across Commonwealth Ave. called The Dugout provided what little after-hours activity could be had. The Dugout is still there: [http://search.cityguide.aol.com/boston/bars/the-dugout/v-88892 The Dugout] It was not a bad way to train for Star Beer, in fact.

	We were frequently hauled out to various medical facilities for shots, but anyone who claims to have forgotten Gamma Globulin Night on Bay State Road needs to visit a member of the helping professions who deals with repressed memories:		We were frequently hauled out to various medical facilities for shots, but anyone who claims to have forgotten Gamma Globulin Night on Bay State Road needs to visit a member of the helping professions who deals with repressed memories:

Jlosse: /* Training */

Jlosse — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:53:31 GMT

Training

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	Language instructors Ralph Fotheringham, Monty and Fran Bessmer, and others		Language instructors Ralph Fotheringham, Monty and Fran Bessmer, and others

-	Hausa "informants" Haroun al Rashid Adamu, Zakari Kano, Felix Obinani, Benji Ishyaku, and others	+	Hausa "informants" Haroun al Rashid Adamu, Zakari Kano, Felix Obinani, Benji Ishyaku, Yinusa Paiko and others

	Warren Kantrowitz, MD coordinated the medical stuff: shots, VD lectures, etc. [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Warren-Kantrowitz-MD-E9E53563.cfm?tv_eng=google_pcrawl more about Dr. Kantrowitz]		Warren Kantrowitz, MD coordinated the medical stuff: shots, VD lectures, etc. [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Warren-Kantrowitz-MD-E9E53563.cfm?tv_eng=google_pcrawl more about Dr. Kantrowitz]

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Jlosse — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:51:51 GMT

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	==Training==		==Training==
-	'''Group 22''' trained at Boston University beginning the third week in June, 1966, ending mid-August. A smaller group ~~headed for~~ Cameroon trained with us. We were all headed into teaching at Craft Schools, Teacher Training Colleges or Secondary Schools.	+	'''Group 22''' trained at Boston University beginning the third week in June, 1966, ending mid-August. A smaller group going to Cameroon trained with us. We were all headed into teaching at Craft Schools, Teacher Training Colleges or Secondary Schools.

	The Director of Training was Bill Southworth [http://PeaceCorpsOnline.org/messages/messages/467/2013757.html (see message reference)], and the staff included:		The Director of Training was Bill Southworth [http://PeaceCorpsOnline.org/messages/messages/467/2013757.html (see message reference)], and the staff included:

-	The political scientist A A Castagno of BU, [http://books.google.com/books?id=9fAjtruUXjEC&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=aa+castagno&source=web&ots=RahwagV90e&sig=7AT3tXYl0Z9jWLatbVhLMl8m8TI, (see reference link)] who provided an academic view of Africa and a broad political context for our service. He astonished some by predicting that the Soviet Union would have trouble one day with ~~its~~ rebellious muslim minorities.	+	The political scientist A A Castagno of BU, [http://books.google.com/books?id=9fAjtruUXjEC&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=aa+castagno&source=web&ots=RahwagV90e&sig=7AT3tXYl0Z9jWLatbVhLMl8m8TI, (see reference link)] who provided an academic view of Africa and a broad political context for our service. He astonished some by predicting that the Soviet Union would have trouble one day with rebellious muslim minorities.

-	The Hausa expert John N Paden, who ~~had lived~~ in Kano, gave lectures on Hausa culture, including the very useful advice that, to learn proper pronunciation, listen to the Hausa kids, since they speak more slowly and clearly. [http://gazette.gmu.edu/articles/9950/ Link for more about John.]	+	The Hausa expert John N Paden, who did his doctoral research in Kano, gave lectures on Hausa culture, including the very useful advice that, to learn proper pronunciation, we should listen to the Hausa kids, since they speak more slowly and clearly. [http://gazette.gmu.edu/articles/9950/ Link for more about John.]

	Sam Adams, an RPCV who had served in the Western Region.		Sam Adams, an RPCV who had served in the Western Region.

-	Language instructors Ralph Fotheringham, Monty and Fran Bessmer	+	Language instructors Ralph Fotheringham, Monty and Fran Bessmer, and others

-	Hausa "informants" Haroun al Rashid Adamu, Zakari Kano, Felix Obinani, Benji Ishyaku	+	Hausa "informants" Haroun al Rashid Adamu, Zakari Kano, Felix Obinani, Benji Ishyaku, and others

	Warren Kantrowitz, MD coordinated the medical stuff: shots, VD lectures, etc. [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Warren-Kantrowitz-MD-E9E53563.cfm?tv_eng=google_pcrawl more about Dr. Kantrowitz]		Warren Kantrowitz, MD coordinated the medical stuff: shots, VD lectures, etc. [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Warren-Kantrowitz-MD-E9E53563.cfm?tv_eng=google_pcrawl more about Dr. Kantrowitz]