Though Sierra Leone in West Africa was my first venture to the Third World, I will tackle the tale later and start with the Pakistan Adventure. I had just been traded in on a younger model - that is, divorced, so rather than looking back and being crystalized by the past, I got up and went to the Peace Corps! Assignment in Pakistan Near the end of November l989, the call came that was to give me an adventure I could never have imagined... "Martha Peterson? This is a Peace Corps recruiter. How would you like the assignment of English Teacher Trainer in the Balochistan Province of Pakistan?" more--> Typical Day in the Life of a Peace Corps Volunteer. This excerpt is from my MA English thesis, African Adventure:Peace Corps Assignment in Sierra Leone 1982-84. more--> Healing Arts Tour to Russia I've had a month's adventure in Russian territory as a teacher of the Bible with a Healing Arts Group. more-->

Me on train at Chaman Afghanistan/Pakistan border town