The process takes about a year if you are lucky, she said. She just might be on target. Susan Samuel said her daughters are avid feminists who learned when to step back instead of forcing their agendas on the women of other countries. They can talk with women, but they are not there to interfere.'' Susan and Tom Samuel have visited both daughters at their respective assignments, including a recent monthlong visit in Namibia, where their daughter lives in a grass and mud hut with no electricity. It is an hour walk from the nearest American, a 20-minute walk from the nearest native English speaker.
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