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FOREWORD
This is a record of events in my life, that were written over a period of 6 years, 1988 to 1994. It began with a writing class sponsored by the Santa Rosa Junior College. When the college dropped the course, the class persuaded Rebacca Latimer, a published author, to be our instructor. Her suggestions, and interest in Turkey have been major contributions to this story.
An attempt has been made to keep events in sequence, but some events and places that were part of my early life, have also been apart of later years. The early dates have been taken from school records from 1914 to 1924.
Records that Verna kept, and those from the period while on the ranch, covers 1928 thru 1932. Project reports and travel orders while with the CCC camp and Soil Conservation Service are for the period from 1934 to 1944.
Farm Management and Insurance records, while living in Gering Nebraska and Longmont Colorado, are from 1945 to 1955.
Our assignment overseas from 1955 to 1967 was with the Agency For International Development, (USAID). Verna's letters to the family, the scrap books she kept and our passports, supply the dates for this period.
The years from 1967 to 1976, spent at Scottsbluff, Nebraska, were semi-retirement. I renewed my Insurance and real estate licenses and worked part time.
In 1976 we moved to Sonoma, California. I passed California examinations for licenses I had in Nebraska and Colorado, but spent most of my time as a volunteer with the Chamber of Commerce and community projects. An assignment in Cali, Colombia, with the International Executive Service Corp. (I E S C) was among the volunteer activities.
Our return trip to Turkey in 1982, gave us an opportunity to renew friendships with my two "Counterparts", Naki Uner and Atif Atilla, and Verna met two of her former students, who were teaching at the school where she taught.
Included also, among the writings, are glimpses of my thoughts on life in general, and the philosophy by which I have lived.
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Metzger Memories
