Adventures in Service with Peace Corps in Niger

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Following its creation by President Kennedy in 1961, Peace Corps became an icon of American idealism in action on an international scale It inspired a generation of American youth, and it continues to attract thousands of youthful Americans to opportunities for international adventures in service to their fellow man This book recounts the experience of the author, a retired Foreign Service Officer and Ambassador, as Peace Corps director in Niger from 2000 to 2006, leading and supporting 430 Volunteers He offers vignettes of Volunteer life and adventures, often in their own words, as well as a foreign affairs professional s informed perspective on poverty, development, politics, culture, and security in the world s poorest country, a fascinating land of heat and hunger, squalor and beauty, turmoil and peace, where the unimaginable becomes commonplace. New Download Adventures in Service with Peace Corps in Niger [ Author ] James R. Bullington [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr It was fun reliving my Peace Corps experience My only complaints about the book are that since it s a collection of articles Jim wrote, it can be a little redundant could have been edited better , and I felt like it pulled too heavily from writings by a few volunteers He could have presented awell rounded view of the PC experience if he had representedvolunteers I don t agree with all of Jim s views but it was interesting to get a better understanding of why he made some of the It was fun reliving my Peace Corps experience My only complaints about the book are that since it s a collection of articles Jim wrote, it can be a little redundant could have been edited better , and I felt like ...Sentimental Favorite

Adventures in Service with Peace Corps in Niger
  • English
  • 13 August 2019
  • Paperback
  • 232 pages
  • 1419679376
  • James R. Bullington
  • Adventures in Service with Peace Corps in Niger