The year 1969 was a time of war in Vietnam; it was a time of peace
in Korea, however, as an armistice held on the Korean peninsula,
two thousand miles north of Saigon. Almost three hundred Peace
Corps volunteers were serving in Korea then as teachers and health
workers. In The Time of the Monkey, Rooster, and Dog, author
Charles A. Hobbie detailshis service in Korea as a Peace Corps
volunteerteaching English. It was a time of awakeningfor both Korea
and for Hobbie.
Filled with insights into the times and the people both in Korea
and the Peace Corps, this memoir captures the essence of a rapidly
changing nation. Hobbie narrates the experiences of his three
unforgettable, challenging years in Korea from 1968 to 1971. He
describes the people, streets, and markets of Daegu, the
friendships and fellowshipof students and fellow teachers, the
rugged mountain ranges, the exuberance of Korean drumming and
dancing, and the laughter andkindness of Korean families.
Told through the eyes of a young Peace Corps volunteer, this
firsthand account provides a look at the early years of Korea's
transformation while telling Hobbie's own life-changing story.
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