Time on a Tiny Island: My Peace Corps Odyssey

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AMY MUSCOPLAT is looking for a change. Tired of the frenetic pace of life and work in South Florida, she joins the Peace Corps.She moves to a barely visible, tiny pin dot on the world map, remote Pacific island of Marakei, part of the Republic of Kiribati in the region of Micronesia,to be a health education volunteer.

Amy spends the next two years learning a new language, living in a stick hut with no running water or electricity, and adjusting to a dramatically different culture. What ensues is a journey of self-discovery, friendship, and growth as she makes local friends, adopts a pet pig, and teaches public health sessions with local counterparts and island groups.

Marakei island, and those living on it, forever touch and widen Amy’s heart. A perfect book for anyone who loves travel
memoirs. Readers are sure to have their hearts widened by reading this story too.