Margarita: A Guatemalan Peace Corps Experience

By Marjorie Demoss Casebolt

In 1988 the author was assigned to serve in the Peace Corps as a nutritionist in a health center in southeastern Guatemala. In her field of home economics and education, she started women's groups,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1880222388
• ISBN13: 9781880222386
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Red Apple Pub
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Daily drama

Margarita's journalistic tale will engage readers who have been, are, or will be volunteers in rural community development programs. Universal elements of her Peace Corps experience (ants in the vegetable garden, bats in the house, annoying neighbors, inspiring co-workers, etc.) will ring true for anyone who has aspired to make the (Third) world a better place through this type of service. At times unintentionally funny, Margarita's somewhat dry narrative brings to life the daily rhythms of her sojourn with all its dramas, small and large. I gave this book to a friend who was en route to a 3-year volunteer term in Guatemala and she loved it.

A very inspiring thorough read

Margarita is a very thorough account of the author's experiences as she travels in and out of small towns in Guatemala. Her Guatemala experiences, demonstrates the act of an heroine. After reading Margarita, I applaused this courgeous sixty-two years old young heroine for taking on a culture that she barely spoke their language in her efforts to teach nutrition. Amazingly well written, I strongly recomemmed it as a strong noteworthy read.

Daughter of a Guatemalan Peace Corps Volunteer

My Mother also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala. "Margarita" gave a wonderful description of what life was like, in that area, for those volunteers, whose families, back in the states, eagerly waited for news from them. We wondered about their safety, their health, yet being oh so proud of their contributions to the quality of life of the people whom they served. American parents expect their children to "spread their wings", but when your Mother, at age 68, says she's going off to serve in a far place, that's a different story!