Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2016-041
Elinor Carstens Gbedey served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo from 1965 to 1967. Her training took place during two summers: first at Dartmouth, between her junior and senior years in college, and then in Quebec, after her college graduation. The emphasis was on learning French, in preparation for going to a Francophone West African country, and on teacher-training. In Togo, Gbedey was assigned to teach math in two boys’ secondary schools. After her first year, she transferred to a different assignment. During her Peace Corps service, Elinor began a relationship with a Togolese man to whom she is still married. 3 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file). Interviewed and recorded by Phyllis Noble, June 16, 2016.