Publisher's Synopsis
"The Peace Corps announcement describing the Smallpox Eradication Program in Ethiopia seemed too good to be true. As I read it again and again, I became more and more excited about what sounded to me like a paid two-year hiking and camping trip in Africa: 'Usually there are no roads to the infected area, so you must walk or go by mule. In fact, this is probably the most important qualification for the job - love of the outdoors and hiking. Most of the work must be done away from the nearest road, sometimes as much as a week's mule ride just to get to the area. You will go to places where no health worker has ever been before. The job can be very physically uncomfortable, for instance, sleeping in the back of a car after just having spent two hours trying to dig yourself out of a mud hole. But, if you like seeing a full sky of stars, and not hearing a car or airplane for weeks at a time, then this could be a job you would enjoy.'"--.
