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#1 I was adamantly opposed to the Vietnam War, but I was not a pacifist. I was willing to fight for my beliefs, and I did not want to be drafted. The NSA fast-tracked me, and I was eventually accepted.
#2 I had always been fascinated by the stories of frontier life, and I dreamed of living that type of life. I was blinded by the tales fed to me by schools, books, and movies.
#3 I was excited to be sent to Ecuador, where I would teach basic childcare, and help develop credit and savings cooperatives. I was shocked, however, at the market in Cuenca, which was dominated by Indigenous people dressed in ponchos and woolen skirts.
#4 The bus ride to the jungle was elitist, but I felt grateful for the front seat. I was extremely humbled by the generosity of the people we met on the bus, and the fact that we were privileged to be there at all.

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Autobiography

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Publié par	Everest Media LLC
Date de parution	16 mai 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9798822511439
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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#1

I was adamantly opposed to the Vietnam War, but I was not a pacifist. I was willing to fight for my beliefs, and I did not want to be drafted. The NSA fast-tracked me, and I was eventually accepted.

#2

I had always been fascinated by the stories of frontier life, and I dreamed of living that type of life. I was blinded by the tales fed to me by schools, books, and movies.

#3

I was excited to be sent to Ecuador, where I would teach basic childcare, and help develop credit and savings cooperatives. I was shocked, however, at the market in Cuenca, which was dominated by Indigenous people dressed in ponchos and woolen skirts.

#4

The bus ride to the jungle was elitist, but I felt grateful for the front seat. I was extremely humbled by the generosity of the people we met on the bus, and the fact that we were privileged to be there at all.

#5

I was afraid that I could not handle the changes in lifestyle and attitudes that would be required of me in Ecuador. I was also afraid that I would not be able to cope with the country’s difficult conditions.

#6

I had never experienced such rain in my life. I was soaked from head to toe, and my horse was soaked too, but we had no way of retrieving our ponchos in time. We just had to resign ourselves to being soaked.

#7

I was extremely excited to finally arrive at my destination, the Miracle, but was shocked by the community’s appearance. I had no idea that I would return to this world time and again.

#8

I was sent to Ecuador to help form a credit and savings cooperative, but the people there were very welcoming and didn’t seem to be suspicious of my motives at all.

#9

The contrast between my life in the US, which was full of amenities, and the life of the people in El Milagro was clear. I was sent to organize credit and savings cooperatives, but I was determined to do it.

#10

I was the entertainment for the children in the community. I gave speeches about the benefits of credit and savings cooperatives, but they didn’t understand me. The adults didn’t understand me, but they loved the comedy show.

#11

I was taken to the local doctor, who said I was dying. I was terrified and powerless. The shaman, Entsá, came to take revenge on me for corrupting his people about credit and savings cooperatives.

#12

The Shuar believe in reincarnation, and this shaman thought I was crazy because I was talking about credit and savings cooperatives.