The Cook
March, 2008
Failure to please the American palate can be deadlyMy mother joined the Peace Corps for many reasons. The first of these was because she had suffered in this world, hated her family. Not only did she want to be as far away from them as possible, but she also wanted to punish them with her good acts. But more dian diat, she wanted to see the world in a way she otherwise couldn't afford to and help people less fortunate than she was, even though she felt keenly that she had grown up poor.My mother...