Drinking From the Saucer" is the memoir of an African-American woman who was among the first from Indiana to be accepted into the Peace Corps in 1962, and also was the first black woman seen by the Quechua Indians in Cuzco, Peru. After Peace Corps service she joined the United Nations as an International Secretary and served in New York City and Dacca, East Pakistan. With that background she became a Foreign Service Officer, i.e., diplomat, and continued serving her country, usually working in remote countries suffering from corruption, lack of infrastructure, rampant diseases, poor medical care, and often ruled by dictators. Her position with the U.S. Information Agency included managing cultural centers, libraries, and educational and cultural exchanges. public affairs advisor to ambassadors, and principal speech writer.