some really good short stories, fiction, mostly about africa, which is a particular interest of mine at this time. some good authors to investigate plus paul theroux, he has a story, he served in peace corps in malawi 1963-65 otehrs are marnie mueller, bob shacochis, george packer, melanie sumner, mark jacobs, joan richter, karl luntta, john coyne, norman rush

A book of short stories written by former Peace Corps volunteers. Some good stories, some bad ones, some that made me reconsider the role of PC and the impact of PCVs in the world.

It's funny -- now that it's been 8 years since I read this book, the only story I remember is one in which a volunteer in a country in Africa had to iron all of his clothes -- underwear included -- to kill worm larvae that otherwise would burrow into his skin. A story like that made me glad to be in Uzbek More...

Interesting. A collection of about a dozen fictional stories written by Peace Corps volunteers. Characters are not necessarily volunteers, but often travelers through foreign countries, ex-pats, etc. Interesting to read because of the Peace Corps perspective (aka, non-tourist) the writers have.

Might be worth a re read. I read it before going to Peace Corps as part of my "prep".