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Product Description West meets Middle East in this engaging story of a young American woman who follows her dream of joining the Peace Corps and is sent to live and work in a Muslim country for two years. Her Peace Corps "dream" never included random marriage proposals, or World Heritage Sites caving in on her, or run-ins with the CIA, or war. This culture shockingly fascinating story will take readers on a very personal journey to a land--to a people--few Americans know. About the Author Lora Parisien Begin has been journaling for over 35 years and traveling nearly as long. Her book, The Measure of a Dream, was written from the journals she kept during her first Peace Corps tour. She lives on a quiet lake in Michigan with her husband and two children.