Gather the Fruit One by One. 50 Years of Amazing Peace Corps Stories, Volume 2: The Americas PDF
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Copyright © 2011 Jane Albritton. All rights reserved. First e-book edition: June 2013 Travelers’ Tales and Solas House are trademarks of Solas House, Inc. 853 Alma Street, Palo Alto, California 94301. www.travelerstales.com Cover Design: Chris Richardson E-book Production: Howie Severson Production Director: Susan Brady Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gather the fruit one by one : 50 years of amazing Peace Corps stories / edited by Pat and Bernie Alter. -- 1st ed. p. cm. ISBN 978-1-60952-001-4 (pbk.) ISBN 978-1-60952048-9 (ebook) 1. Peace Corps (U.S.)--History. I. Alter, Pat. II. Alter, Bernie. HC60.5.G37 2011 361.6--dc22 2011005702 First Edition Printed in the United States 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 De a uno se junta el mistal. You must gather the fruit from the mistal tree carefully, one by one. Table of Contents Series Preface Foreword: Thirty Days That Built the Peace Corps Introduction PART ONE: ON OUR WAY…AND BACK AGAIN Sink or Drown Proof Paul Vitale Ecuador The Making of a Leftist Wynne Dimock Brazil Pablo’s Christmas W.W. Wales Honduras Some Never Forget Maria Altobelli Bolivia Homeland Buffet Brandon Louie Nicaragua Too Much of One Thing Ain’t Good for Nothing Katherine Jamieson Guyana A Life Pat Alter Paraguay Nothing Is Ever the Same Again Patricia Edmisten World Pearl of the Antilles Melissa Basta Haiti Kennedy’s Orphans Ronald A. Schwarz Colombia PART TWO: WHY ARE WE HERE? The Mapping Odyssey Larry Lihosit Honduras Little Library of Horrors Kendra Lachniet Paraguay The Danger of Paved Roads Martha Martin Costa Rica Tree Business Sarah Hawley Nicaragua Anabegonda Richard Mortensen Belize Ecuadorian Béisbol Les Young Ecuador Celebrity Sandy Elliott Honduras The Missing Hand Jeff Benik Honduras Everyday Greetings Sara Beth Laird St. Lucia Who Stole My Cheese? Matthew Dufresne Nicaragua PART THREE: GETTING THROUGH THE DAYS The Scent of Iris Alanna Randall Belize 4th of July Mary Nowel Quijano Honduras Dinner Pet Walter James Murray Brazil Viva la Revolución Telefónica Kyle Freund Guatemala Christmas Eve, 1963 Patricia Edmisten Peru Letters From the Prettiest Girl Rafaela Castro Brazil Guatemalan Holiday Kyle Freund Guatemala Over the Mountain Alan Yount Guatemala The Amazon Jungle Walking Tour William M. Evensen Peru God and Motorcycles Patrick H. Hare Honduras Balata Katherine Jamieson Guyana Christmas in July Mary Nowel Quijano Honduras Giving Mark Brazaitis Guatemala PART FOUR: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Our Samuel Ellen Urbani Guatemala What They Don’t Teach You… Bob Hudgens Bolivia First Words Mark Brazaitis Guatemala The Birth Rebecca Martin Panama Guillermo’s Lion John Kotula Honduras The Underbelly Jeannette Leboyer Paraguay Obituary for Roberto Walter James Murray Brazil The Boy From “Kill the Cat” Shane Townsend Bolivia Bus Preacher Richard R. Sitler Jamaica Pretty Woman Krista Perleberg Ecuador I Am Rich Amber Davis Collins Honduras The Wandering Judia Doris Rubenstein Ecuador The Easter Bunny’s Culinary Skills
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