Taking the plunge into Ethiopia: tales of a Peace Corps volunteer
"Peace Corps volunteers are supposed to live like the people in the countries they serve. That's what William Hershey did for two years as the only American in a small Ethiopian town. He ate the local food - pancake like injera and spicy wat - drank tella - the local beer -, spoke Amharic...
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The University of Akron Press
[2023]
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Peace Corps volunteers are supposed to live like the people in the countries they serve. That's what William Hershey did for two years as the only American in a small Ethiopian town. He ate the local food - pancake like injera and spicy wat - drank tella - the local beer -, spoke Amharic as well as he could and shared a house with an Ethiopian teacher. His first priority was teaching seventh and eighth graders the English they needed to continue their educations and brighten their futures. He got them out of their textbooks and into lively conversations by modifying a high school dialog that had helped him learn Spanish. There were cultural gaffes. Disgruntled students stoned his house after protesting an assignment to clean outhouses. He nearly caused an international incident by clashing with a teacher from a rival school during a heated basketball game. He navigated the blunders, sometimes with unexpected help. A local soldier had his hand on his pistol, ready to provide protection had the basketball spat escalated. He developed bonds strong enough to help bring one student to the United States after the student became a refugee during Ethiopia's civil war. Back in the United States, his Peace Corps experience informed the newspaper commentaries he wrote about immigration and the goodwill and hope the United States should share with the world"-- |
| Beschreibung: | "The articles were originally written for the Akron Beacon Journal. © -USA Today Network and the Dayton Daily News"--Title page verso |
| Beschreibung: | 134 Seiten Illustrationen, 1 Karte 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781629222660 1629222666 |
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| spelling | Hershey, William L. Verfasser (DE-588)1150341343 aut Taking the plunge into Ethiopia tales of a Peace Corps volunteer William Hershey, with forewords by former Governor Bob Taft, former Governor Richard F. Celeste Tales of a Peace Corps volunteer First edition Akron, Ohio The University of Akron Press [2023] 134 Seiten Illustrationen, 1 Karte 23 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Bliss Institute series "The articles were originally written for the Akron Beacon Journal. © -USA Today Network and the Dayton Daily News"--Title page verso Preface / John C. Green -- Forewords / Richard F. Celeste, Bob Taft -- Introduction / William Hershey -- The Outhouse Rebellion -- My Brief But Dismal Career on the Ethiopian Basketball Circuit -- My Plunge into Ethiopia -- My 1968 in Ethiopia -- Finally, the Doctors Arrived at Malaria -- Where Christians and Muslims Coexist -- How We Sided with Change in Ethiopia -- An Emperor, a Governor, and a President -- Where Are the Welcome and the Hope? -- Plumber, Taxi Driver Tell America's Story -- The Letter of Hope -- A Refugee Story about America -- Ethiopia: Profile of a Nation -- Afterwords / Kathleen Coskran, Abebe Kirkos "Peace Corps volunteers are supposed to live like the people in the countries they serve. That's what William Hershey did for two years as the only American in a small Ethiopian town. He ate the local food - pancake like injera and spicy wat - drank tella - the local beer -, spoke Amharic as well as he could and shared a house with an Ethiopian teacher. His first priority was teaching seventh and eighth graders the English they needed to continue their educations and brighten their futures. He got them out of their textbooks and into lively conversations by modifying a high school dialog that had helped him learn Spanish. There were cultural gaffes. Disgruntled students stoned his house after protesting an assignment to clean outhouses. He nearly caused an international incident by clashing with a teacher from a rival school during a heated basketball game. He navigated the blunders, sometimes with unexpected help. A local soldier had his hand on his pistol, ready to provide protection had the basketball spat escalated. He developed bonds strong enough to help bring one student to the United States after the student became a refugee during Ethiopia's civil war. Back in the United States, his Peace Corps experience informed the newspaper commentaries he wrote about immigration and the goodwill and hope the United States should share with the world"-- Hershey, William L. / Travel / Ethiopia Volunteer workers in education / Ethiopia / Biography English teachers / Ethiopia / Biography Ethiopia / Social conditions / 20th century Bénévoles en éducation / Éthiopie / Biographies Professeurs d'anglais / Éthiopie / Biographies Éthiopie / Conditions sociales / 20e siècle English teachers Social conditions Travel Volunteer workers in education Ethiopia 1900-1999 Biographies Taft, Robert Alphonso 1942- (DE-588)1178340279 aui Celeste, Richard Frank 1937- (DE-588)117833970X aui Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, ePDF 978-1-62922-267-7 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, EPUB 978-1-62922-268-4 |
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