Love and Latrines in the Land of Spiderweb Lace: A Peace Corps Memoir

by Mary Lou Shefsky

A voice called to me in a mixture of Spanish and Guaraní, an indigenous language of Paraguay, "Come quickly, Mary Lou." I entered the rural health center's room where the doctor was preparing to perform an emergency C-section with only a local anesthetic. My job would be to hold the flashlight on this dark, rainy morning because the town's generator only operated a few hours each evening. It was one of many new experiences I would have as a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1737363526
• ISBN13: 9781737363521
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Blurb
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 10.0"