This is an excellent book is about a 22 year Student who goes to Africa, the Country of Chad. The people are literally dirt poor and being an enthusiastic soul she lives with them volunteers for 6 months as a nurse, although she is not. It is a dirty, germy, infectious life. She lives with a family of 19 people and lives just like they do. The "Chad" Family adopts her .She has a "Chad" mom and dad and siblings. Even though they eat mostly rice, she is happy and drinks from the Communal cup and backet and gets infected with blood at the hospital. An Older person would be freaked out but she flows with the tide and either takes a daily bucket bath or washes with a bar of soap given to her by her "American mother" In the river. Her African family takes their relationship with her seriously and are so gentle and kind. They are wonderful parents to her. The African people are very happy even though they do not have much " there is room for one more". I think that the more material good people have the more unhappy they become. I believe that this is a "Chad" run government hospital.

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