Former Peace Corps Teacher Applies to join AYAA
Former Peace Corps Teacher Applies to join AYAA
Among so many emails and messages we receive every month, the following message caught our attention.
Mr. Bing Taylor was a Peace Corps teacher at Atse Yohannes from 1967-1969 (European calendar). His nickname was Ato Makonnen and we are quite sure that some of you out there should remember him very well. One of his pupils, Gebru Asrat, is the ex-governor of Tigray and one of the prominent politicians in Ethiopia today. If you have a hard time remembering Mr. Taylor, or your memory is playing tricks on you, we have pictures (courtesy of Mr. Taylor) which might refresh your memory.
After Mr. Taylor finished teaching at Atse Yohannes (the school closed down early due to student riots all over the country) he taught for six months in Asmara. He was then drafted into the United States Army as the Vietnam War began to escalate. He refused to fight in a war he didn't believe in and went to England to take his Masters Degree in African History.
In 1976 he started a business called The Good Book Guide which reviewed and sold books all over the world. He received The Queen's Award for this business. He has worked in Paris, New York and London. At one point of his long tenure in publishing, he was in charge of the largest bookseller in Europe, W.H.Smith.
In 1973 he married Joan (a former Peace Corps teacher based in Kofelle) and they had four children, Tanis (1974), Kate (1975), Zachary (1977) and Jess (1979). The family now all live in the UK.
Among so many emails and messages we receive every month, the following message caught our attention.
"Hi, I was a Peace Corps teacher at Atse Yohannes from 1967-1969 (European Calendar). Am I eligible to Join? I would love to get back in touch with many of my Students."
Mr. Bing Taylor was a Peace Corps teacher at Atse Yohannes from 1967-1969 (European calendar). His nickname was Ato Makonnen and we are quite sure that some of you out there should remember him very well. One of his pupils, Gebru Asrat, is the ex-governor of Tigray and one of the prominent politicians in Ethiopia today. If you have a hard time remembering Mr. Taylor, or your memory is playing tricks on you, we have pictures (courtesy of Mr. Taylor) which might refresh your memory.
After Mr. Taylor finished teaching at Atse Yohannes (the school closed down early due to student riots all over the country) he taught for six months in Asmara. He was then drafted into the United States Army as the Vietnam War began to escalate. He refused to fight in a war he didn't believe in and went to England to take his Masters Degree in African History.
In 1976 he started a business called The Good Book Guide which reviewed and sold books all over the world. He received The Queen's Award for this business. He has worked in Paris, New York and London. At one point of his long tenure in publishing, he was in charge of the largest bookseller in Europe, W.H.Smith.
In 1973 he married Joan (a former Peace Corps teacher based in Kofelle) and they had four children, Tanis (1974), Kate (1975), Zachary (1977) and Jess (1979). The family now all live in the UK.
 Araya and Taddesse Gessesse |
 Atsede |
 Picnic_at_Enda_Yesus |
LEFT PIC - Tamalew and Getachew and RIGHT PIC - Gebru Asrat at Atse Yohannes |
 The wedding |
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