Feb. 12, 2026

#26 - Christine Herbert

Show Notes

From the time of her childhood, Christine Herbert seemed destined to follow those Saturday morning TV commercials proclaiming "the toughest job you'll ever love." In her case, it meant rural Zambia and, far more than the snakes, "flat dogs," or baby owls, it was the people she came to treasure. And they, in turn, loved the muzungu who kept them all entertained.

Christine Herbert is a healthcare worker, currently residing in the Pacific Northwest. She served as a health educator for the Peace Corps in Zambia and later served as the General Manager for a nonprofit vocational school in Kathmandu established by a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal. She threw away her television decades ago, which she maintains was the best decision of her life, as it has allowed her to increase her reading potential to a book a day. When not holed up reading, she can be found working on her own short stories, children's books and, hopefully, the next great American novel.

Christine's award-winning memoir, The Color of the Elephant: Memoir of a Muzungu, is widely available online. If you'd like Christine to attend your next book club meeting for an author Q&A, either in person or online, check her website HERE. Books may be donated to your reading circle or local library upon request.