Remember "Ginger"? Do ya? Let me refresh your memory.

"Ginger" was the over-hyped invetion by the wacky genius Dean Kamen. Ginger has been marketed as "the Segway", the evolution in mobility.

Why am I bringing this up to you now, you might be asking. I was talking to another Peace Corps Volunteer about our transportation woes. The rule about not being able to drive a car or a motorcycle makes getting around something of challenge. Then I remembered "Ginger."

How perfect would this be? Legions of Peace Corps Volunteer lending a helping hand to developing nations and getting around by means of the snappy looking "Segway." It's the transportation solution for the new generation.

Aren't convinced? Here's a testamonial from Jill McAlester, a 58 year old administrator from San Juan Capistrano, CA.

Before I bought my Segway HT, I barely spent time with my husband doing activities. I was unable to walk the dog with him, I would sit waiting while friends walked around the harbor, I stopped visiting shows, etc. I relied more on my gas guzzling SUV even for short trips.

Since my Segway HT has arrived, I have been on nightly "walks" with the hound and husband, "walked" the harbor many, many times, attended some local 5 and 10K road races as a spectator, visited flower shows, ridden to my volunteer job at the Gardening Angels, cruised the aisles at Home Depot, visited the local hospital for an appointment, cruised out for lunch from work, been for a manicure and pedicure, shopped the local grocery store, visited the post office, and given dozens and dozens of rides to interested people! All of this without having to find a parking place or buy gas. The novelty of being out in the fresh air again just doesn't wear off!

To say that the Segway HT has changed my life sounds dramatic—but the change has been dramatic! It has far exceeded all of my expectations and has given me back so much that I thought was gone forever. Dramatic? Yes, but very true."

And the Segway could change the lives of Peace Corps Volunteers. Well, maybe at a top speed of 12.5 mph, the Segway can't out run vicous Samoan dogs, but that's a small price to pay for environmentally friendly, cost-efficient and facile transportation.

Think about it.

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