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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Life in Alien Territory: Memories of Peace Corps Service in Mali

Life in Alien Territory: Memories of Peace Corps Service in Mali

Schulz, Renate a.

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Biographies GeneralAfricaGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1627871799
ISBN13: 9781627871792
Publisher: Wheatmark Inc
Published: Nov 15 2014
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.68 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Retired university professor Renate Schulz is looking for something to do with her life, some way to give back. She decides to rejoin the Peace Corps forty-six years after she first served. Life in Alien Territory: Memories of Peace Corps Service in Mali chronicles her eleven months in Mali, West Africa, a predominantly Muslim country. At age seventy-one, she is the oldest Peace Corps volunteer among 180 other Americans. Schulz weaves the highs and lows of her life as a volunteer in Africa into her daily journal entries. Her personal struggles with the challenges of living in third-world conditions, particularly at her age, are woven into her real-life concerns about human rights in West Africa, particularly for women and children. Her time in Mali, with all its challenges and frustrations, are offset with her growing appreciation for this alien culture. In this wonderfully readable travel narrative, Schulz captures the spirit of the culture, education, and people of Mali. At the same time, she shows how you are never too old to have a life-changing adventure.

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