A Walk in the Woods

I recently finished reading Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods (which has been on my to read list for a few years now,) and was struck by the parallels in the book between hiking the Appalachian Trail to Peace Corps service in Panama. Descriptions of the diet (mainly starches,) reactions to arriving in towns, the amount of physical exertion required, the stunning natural beauty, and the rapid disappearance of that same beauty all have their parallels here in Peace Corps Panama. So if you want a good appreciation of life here in Panama reading a Walk in the Woods may help you understand life here a little more. Even if it doesn't, it's excellent reading.