Beyond The Sky and The Earth: A Journey Into Bhutan [Idioma Inglés] - Softcover

Zeppa, Jamie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330368443 ISBN 13: 9780330368445

Verlag: Pan Books, 2000

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A gripping travel book that brings to life the secluded kingdom of Bhutan.Jamie Zeppa made a life-altering decision at the age of 24 when she left behind her academic studies in Canada to join a two-year teaching programme in Bhutan. Beyond the Sky and the Earth is her spellbinding account of the difficulties and joys of living alone within an alien culture, far away from the security of 'home'. She tells, with humour, of the everyday prejudices she was forced to overcome as a white woman abroad and writes with genuine awe about the overwhelming beauty of Bhutan's landscape. Beyond the Sky and the Earth, Jamie Zeppa's first book, heralds the debut of an exciting new voice in travel writing'A compelling account of a life-changing experience' - GEOGRAPHICAL'A beautiful account of Zeppa's gradual transition from a preoccupied Canadian . . . to a woman reinvigorated by the warmth of Bhutanese culture' - INDEPENDENT'A fascinating account of a westerner's gradual acclimation to this secluded Buddhist kingdom' - TIME OUT'A beautifully descriptive and intensely personal book . . . a charming read' - TRAVELLER. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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Jamie Zeppa made a life-altering decision at the age of 24 when she left an academic career to join a two-year teaching programme for young Canadians in Bhutan. Bhutan is a notoriously difficult country to visit as a tourist, and the opportunity to live there was one Jamie could not ignore - despite apprehension about leaving her boyfriend and family behind. The first months were nightmarish and Jamie existed on a meagre diet of crackers and boiled water for fear of catching tape worm or worse. The unpronouncable language, bizarre local customs and basic living conditions all conspired to make her miserably home-sick but the young chidren she was supposedly teaching eventually took her in hand and taught her to cook on an antiquated gas stove: their grateful families gave her fresh fruit and vegetables and Jamie finally discovered that she was surrounded by friends in a beautiful location. Jamie Zeppa has written a book about the difficulties of living within an alien culture, far away from the security of "home". She tells, with humour, of the everyday prejudices she was forced to overcome as a white woman abroad and writes with genuine awe about the beauty of Bhutan.Her assessme

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• Verlag: Pan Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0330368443
• ISBN 13: 9780330368445
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352