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A review by rebeccacarter
Only in India: Adventures of an International Educator by Jill Dobbe
5.0
Visiting another country can be both exciting and scary. Living there for any length of time even more so. In my travels, I've discovered that I've felt more culture shock upon returning home than I have from the countries I've visited. You expect things to be different when you visit a place with a different culture. But while there, it becomes more familiar to you. It's only when you return home to was "normal" before, that the differences really hit you. That's a bit about what the author seems to have experienced. The way of life in India is so different from our own (in the western world).
This was a great virtual trip for me as I've never been to India. It looks at the funny and sometimes terrifying events that the author and her husband experience while in the country. Never a dull moment. I grew up in a place where there are mostly white people, natives of both the state and country. About a decade ago, I started working at a place where many people from India worked -- either here on a work visa or those who had acquired their green cards. I found most of them passive, soft-spoken, and extremely polite.
From this book you will learn even more about the people and their lives, and their attitudes toward what is an every-day occurrence -- from monkeys to poverty to speed racing around narrow mountain roads. If you've ever wanted a closer look at India, you'll want to read this book.
Now... how do I do that head wobble so I don't have to commit to a yes or no?
This was a great virtual trip for me as I've never been to India. It looks at the funny and sometimes terrifying events that the author and her husband experience while in the country. Never a dull moment. I grew up in a place where there are mostly white people, natives of both the state and country. About a decade ago, I started working at a place where many people from India worked -- either here on a work visa or those who had acquired their green cards. I found most of them passive, soft-spoken, and extremely polite.
From this book you will learn even more about the people and their lives, and their attitudes toward what is an every-day occurrence -- from monkeys to poverty to speed racing around narrow mountain roads. If you've ever wanted a closer look at India, you'll want to read this book.
Now... how do I do that head wobble so I don't have to commit to a yes or no?