Volunteer: With the Poor In Peru

by Jeffrey D. Thielman & Raymond A. Schroth


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 8/31/2000

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5x8
Page Count : 124
ISBN : 9781587213052

About the Book

"One of the most engaging and inspiring stories I have ever read . . . I hope that every young person in America reads this touching account."

--Robert F. Drinan, S.J., Former Congressman

"A superlative job . . . I couldn t put it down."

--William Griffin, Publishers Weekly

When Jeff Thielman graduated from college in 1985, his friends and family thought he d get a job like everyone else, make a pile of money and lead a "good" life. Instead, Jeff decided to give two years of his life as a volunteer worker with the poor in Latin America. The decision dismayed Jeff s parents (and his girlfriend) and catapulted him into an alien culture where he didn t know the customs, couldn t speak the language, and was taunted by the young people he came to help. This book tells the story of his Tacna, Peru adventure, which eventually stretched beyond two years. It tells how a young product of North American affluence encountered the gritty reality of the third world. It was a meeting that enriched both sides and moved beyond "helping" into compassion and gratitude.


About the Author

Jeff Thielman was born and raised in Meriden, Connecticut. After returning from Peru he entered Boston College Law School, from which he graduated in 1992. After a brief career in law and sales in Boston, he moved to Chicago in 1998 to oversee the development efforts at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, which serves at-risk Latino young people from the city s southwest side.

Raymond A. Schroth, S.J. is an assistant dean at Fordham University in New York City. He holds a Ph.D. in American Thought and Culture from George Washington University and has taught at Fordham, St. Peter s College, Loyola University of New Orleans, and Holy Cross College (where he was academic dean). He is the author of five books and over 100 articles.