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Book SynopsisIn this book, Sonja Krause Goodwin describes her Peace Corps training for teaching in Nigeria in 1964, her service there as a university teacher in physics, and her vacation travels. She notes her interactions with students, fellow university employees, other Peace Corps volunteers, and Nigerians.
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Prologue: Joining the Peace Corps
Peace Corps Training, June 18–August 19, 1964
Chapter 1: First Impressions, September 4–15, 1964
Chapter 2: Getting Started, September 15–October 4, 1964
Chapter 3: Beginning to Teach, October 5–November 1, 1964c
Chapter 4: New Abode and New Steward, November 2–25, 1964
Chapter 5: Thanksgiving to Semester End, November 26–December 19, 1964
Chapter 6 : Christmas Vacation, December 20–30, 1964
Chapter 7: Start of the New Year, December 31, 1964–January 19, 1965
Chapter 8: My Own Honda, January 20–February 11, 1965
Chapter 9: The Two Weeks Before the Crisis, February 12–28, 1965
Chapter 10: Beginning of the University Crisis, March 1–19, 1965
Chapter 11: Continuation of the Crisis, March 20–April 6, 1965
Appendix 11A: Statement Made on Behalf of the Provisional Council
Appendix 11B: Replay to Statement
Appendix 11C: Other Documents on the University Crisis
Chapter 12: A Trip to Cameroon, April 7–21, 1965
Chapter 13: Marking Time, April 22–May 16, 1965
Chapter 14: Some Extra Jobs, May 17–June 6, 1965
Appendix 14A: University of Lagos, Resolution
Appendix 14B: University of Lagos, Letter to the Senate
Chapter 15: Opening and Closing the University, June 7–28, 1965
Chapter 16: Getting Ready for Transfer, June 29–August 7, 1965
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