From Kabul to Dakar: Peace Corps Stories from the Rossmoor News
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In 1974, Douglas Hergert landed in Kabul, Afghanistan, to begin what would become a five-year, two-country tour in the Peace Corps. He lived and worked for two years in Afghanistan - when the country was still a peaceful and beautiful place to visit. Then he transferred to S n gal, in West Africa. During his Peace Corps years, Hergert had great adventures, which, now many years later, he shares with humor and warm attention to detail: -Living in a mud house in rural Afghanistan -Attending a village Afghan wedding -Learning to barter in Pashto in the bazaars of Afghanistan -Eating in a kabaab shop in Kandahar, the only foreigner present -Experiencing an earthquake in southern Afghanistan -Teaching at the University of Dakar -Getting married at the Cathedral of Dakar -Shopping for a Thanksgiving turkey in Kaolack, S n gal -Mastering the art of S n galese cuisine -Living with the mysteries of cross-linguistic meaning -Nurturing an African son
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1500191213
ISBN13:9781500191214
Release Date:June 2014
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:74 Pages
Weight:0.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"
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