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Coming of Age Jun 07, 2010
Should be required reading for every college student int he final quarter.
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 Sexual Exploitation Is Not Cute Mar 23, 2010
Descriptions of this isolated nation were noteworthy but I was disgusted by her sexually predatory interaction with a sexy local student. Because she was a young woman and he was a teenager does not make it OK. She was informed repeatedly, and for good reason, by her employers not to engage in sexual relations with her students but she not only ignored this but actively carried on deception by hiding her sexual liaisons with him. The power differential between her & him precluded any equal relationship - she was a teacher, a foreigner, had more money, and so on. As to be expected, after having a baby, he was gone. She had all the power, he had none. This is the same exploitation as if she was a 50 year old man and the student was an 18 year old subsidence worker.
 Beautifully written; a wonderful story Sep 02, 2009
I was given this book by a friend who knew I was planning a trip to Bhutan. I picked it up one day because I needed a paperback to take with me while traveling. What a marvelous surprise! The story is fascinating and wonderfully written. I hated it to end. I loaned it to all my friends who love to read and those with whom I'm going to Bhutan (next month!) I googled the author to find out more about her but, sadly, there was not too much information and she apparently has not written another book. What a shame.
It Took Time To Appreciate, But The Payoff Is There For Those Who Persist Jul 25, 2009
I started out hating this book and its author. Jamie Zeppa was an English student, preparing to get her doctorate. On a whim, she decided to teach for two years in Bhutan, a remote, tiny country precariously situated between India and China. Her fiance was not amused.
I found Zeppa's initial observations of Bhutan pedestrian and whiny. It took her about six months to fall in love with the country and its people, and as she did, she became more interesting and grounded, letting go of and struggling with her sense of cultural supremacy.
This book is a love story between the author, the country and a rather remarkable young man.
Fantastic Story Jan 17, 2009
This is one of the best travel books I've read in a while. The author tells a compelling story of her time in Bhutan along with her personal journey, yet not in a cliched way. I read a lot of travel memoirs and I can tell you this is one of my favorites now.
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