Volunteer

A novel based on the autobiographical experiences of the author's Peace Corps service in Ecuador. During his service, he worked in a small loan program for artisans and micro-entrepreneurs in a marginal community in Guayaquil, a port city on the Pacific coast of Ecuador. During this time he wrote small loans $20.00 up, lived through a coup, bouts of amebic dysentery, three bus accidents, an armed robbery, innumerable fiestas and several faked marriages. The book is based on these experiences and others.