How a Snake Rescued Me from My Hell

How I overcame depression serving in the Peace Corps in Africa

Janaka Stagnaro
Alethiology
Published in
5 min readMay 5, 2024

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Artwork by the author.

I opened the pot on the counter. “Qu’est-ce que c’est?” I asked in my poor French, which should have been better by now.

“Duiker. C’est tres bon, le patron,” said the young lady.

Great, a mini deer.

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Janaka Stagnaro
Alethiology

Poetry, parables, articles — spiritual, life-lessons, Waldorf education, artwork. 11 books. www.janakasartandbooks.com