Publication

2014 - Peace Corps Writers Book, Oakland CA, California

Language

English

Word Count

36,500 words, Guess

Page Count

146 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9781935925347
  • Open LibraryOL37854049M

Classifications

  • LCCDS666.A3 S36 2014
  • LCCMLCS 2022/40220 (D)

Description

As a Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV), Richard Schneider was assigned in the remote mountain village of Villar to increase rice yield. Immersed in the Pinatubo Aetas? culture for two years, Rich expected to haul water from a spring, sleep in a Nipa hut, read by kerosene lantern, and hike long distances. What he didn?t expect to find was a people who would share what little they had with a tall, well-intentioned Volunteer before taking care of themselves. Personal possessions inside a home were safe from human touch, but beware the unexpected critter intrusion. He learned to eat beetle larvae, sleep under a mosquito net, stay away from insurgent activity, and speak Tagalog. After reading this journal, the reader will better understand the daily life of a PCV, customs of Filipinos, and, more specifically, traditions of the indigenous Pinatubo Aetas.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Living with the Pinatubo Aetas: a Peace Corps Philippines journal /Richard C SchneiderPeace Corps Writers Book2014-01-01

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