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In the early '90s I was a Peace Corps volunteer (twice!) and I read soooo many books and really could have used a Kindle.
I now have a young friend who is a volunteer and I was talking to her Mom who was asking about things her daughter might need mid-service. She (Amy, the volunteer) needs things like new underwear, shoes, shirts etc. and of course, books. If the Kindle were readily available her Mom would have bought her one to have in country. Yes, the Whispernet wouldn't have worked but she is able to occasionally get to a computer where she could load new books using her US based Amazon account.
So, no Kindle for Amy right now but we'll send her a bunch of DTBs. At least with DTBs she can pass them on to fellow volunteers or to her host-country counterparts or local teachers.
Kindling in developing countries; the time is coming!

I now have a young friend who is a volunteer and I was talking to her Mom who was asking about things her daughter might need mid-service. She (Amy, the volunteer) needs things like new underwear, shoes, shirts etc. and of course, books. If the Kindle were readily available her Mom would have bought her one to have in country. Yes, the Whispernet wouldn't have worked but she is able to occasionally get to a computer where she could load new books using her US based Amazon account.
So, no Kindle for Amy right now but we'll send her a bunch of DTBs. At least with DTBs she can pass them on to fellow volunteers or to her host-country counterparts or local teachers.
Kindling in developing countries; the time is coming!
