Crossing the Date Line oleh John Sollo

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Penulis: John Sollo
ISBN: 9781483528250
Penerbit: Bookbaby
Ukuran file: 14.19 MB
Format: EPUB (e-book)
DRM: Applied (Requires eSentral Reader App)
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Crossing the Date Line is a colorful, romp through 16 countries, from Argentina to Alaska, from Algeria to New Zealand. It weaves together real-life adventure with a little geology, a touch of history, a bit of humor and a fascinating assortment of some unforgettable characters. The book describes living and working in foreign countries and dealing with the various cultures, habits, languages and customs. His wife sometimes traveled with him, setting up homes in a jungle village in northern Argentina, a small town in South Korea, a construction camp in the Himalayan foothills and a fishing village along the southeastern coast of mainland China.

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A Life Changing Read
by Barb Boudreaux on June 12, 2014

For those of us who sit around and wish our lives were more...more of what? Exciting? Adventurous? Gritty? Worthwhile? ... this is the book that showed me that some regular, but truly good and caring folks really do get up and out of their "comfort zones" and use their many skills to truly make a difference in the world. I loved this book because of the amazing story it tells of a talented geologist who could have stayed in the financial and social comfort of the corporate world here in the U.S., but decided instead to take assignments in places I wouldn't have wanted to visit, much less work and live in for months and years at a time. What shines through over and over again is how important adaptability, risk-taking, kindness and humor, in addition to a wonderful devotion to and appreciation of one's profession, can be ... John writes as if this was not just his job, but also his calling. A really uplifting, special read. Highly recommended.

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