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Offering a unique perspective on voluntourism, this travel memoir blends humor with poignant insights. The author navigates cultural encounters and the complexities of doing good in foreign communities, all while reflecting on Indigenous viewpoints. Through engaging anecdotes, the narrative examines the impact of well-meaning travelers and challenges preconceived notions about charity and aid, making it a compelling read for those interested in travel, culture, and social justice.

"Memoir by Ursula Pike (Karuk) of her time serving with the Peace Corps in Bolivia. Focusing on international travel from a California Indian perspective, the memoir asks what it means to be both colonizer and colonized, and inquires into the challenges of building relationships between Indigenous groups from very different places"--