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Lately
Cathleen Falsani: The God Factor: Inside the Spiritual Lives of Public People
Michael Pollan: The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Sharon M. Draper: Copper Sun
thanks, mom!Barbara Kingsolver: The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.)
again. sigh.- Rebecca Ann Parker: Blessing the World: What Can Save Us Now
- P.D. James: The Children of Men
Philip Pullman: The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2)
Philip Pullman: His Dark Materials, Book I: The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials)
The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen's Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear
Lisa See: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
thanks mom! i really liked it.Azadeh Moaveni: Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America And American in Iran
Edith Wharton: The House of Mirth (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Classics)
Gabriel Garcia Marquez: One Hundred Years of Solitude
ok, i know this is cheesy, but i picked this to read as my 100th book here in Senegal! yes, that's right. i'm over here saving lives. but mostly just reading. :)Michael Chabon: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
loved this book...until i got to the end and realized that termites had eaten the last 40 pages! ahhh! stupid bugs.Barack Obama: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
ahhhh! don't tell me anything, i just started...Giles Foden: The Last King of Scotland
thanks, netty! really good, you should read it :)Anne Fadiman: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Amelia, this made me think about you. and future jobs. i heart medical anthropology!Karin Muller: Japanland: A Year in Search of Wa
thanks uncle dave and aunt mayo! john should read this!Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Half of a Yellow Sun
nan, you were right. this is SO good.Anna Quindlen: One True Thing: A Novel
thanks megan!William McDonough: Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
Books I Liked About the Peace Corps
Dillon Banerjee: So You Want to Join the Peace Corps: What to Know Before You Go
Read it once when I was considering joining, then again once I had accepted an assignment. Pretty good advice in both situations.Hilary Liftin and Kate Montgomery: Dear Exile
This book was well written and gives a perspective of the Peace Corps from both a volunteer in Kenya and a friend back home. It is, however, depressing as all get out.Jason Carter: Power Lines
Grandson of Jimmy Carter writes about his service in post-apartheid South Africa. Very readable.Mike Tidwell: The Ponds of Kalambayi
Written by an aquaculture volunteer in Zaire. A bit dated (1990) but still an interesting read.Sarah Erdman: Nine Hills to Nambonkaha
Great Peace Corps memoir about her service as a health volunteer in Cote d'Ivoire. My fave so far.- Susan Lowerre: Under the Neem Tree
I am going to miss you, Kiersten, my little friend whom I never really met. I have enjoyed the journey that I have vicariously traveled with you via this blog. When I was lonesome for Marie and she would not post or write, I always knew that I could come to your blog for a bit of info and oftentimes a laugh or two. I was never disappointed; but, as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. I hope that we will some day meet, for I feel as if I know you. Thank you for taking care of my daughter these past months. You have been a tremendous friend and companion to her, and I appreciate that immensely. I have a feeling that whatever you do in the future, wherever life takes you, you will have an abundance of friends who love and respect you. Continue giving...sharing...being the lovely young woman you are. Again, it has been a pleasure and I am sorry that it is coming to an end. Thank you.
Posted by: mary steiner | May 15, 2008 at 12:34 AM
I too will miss your entries from Africa, Kierstin.. and look forward to reading about your next life adventure!
Welcome Home!
Posted by: Anne Land | May 17, 2008 at 12:42 AM
Me three!
Hope all is well with you.
Lidia x
Posted by: Lidia | May 19, 2008 at 11:34 AM