Description: Reflecting on how building connections with others is necessary for humanity's survival
Review Quotes:
"When JFK established the Peace Corps he had modest expectations of fostering mutual understanding between Americans and people of other nations and cultures. He underestimated the impact it was to have on those of us who served. Betsy Small's masterpiece tells that story. In a small village in Sierra Leone she finds her resilience, empathy, understanding, and grit. In the Krio and Kono languages Learn and Teach are interchangeable--a fitting metaphor for this extraordinary book."
-- "Donna E. Shalala, Peace Corps Iran 1962-1964; former US Secretary of Health and Human Services"