Hidden Places: A Journey from Kansas to Kilimanjaro

This is a story of “growing up” in the sixties, as much as a story of a clueless individual living a foreign experience. After encountering Kennedy’s inauguration, Jake is awakened to literature, joins the first wave of Peace Corps volunteers in order to become a writer, and discovers the cultures of eastern Africa through a host of teaching experiences, culture shocks, and a hike up the biggest mountain in Africa.