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Loading... Two Old Fools on a Camel: From Spain to Bahrain and back againby Victoria Twead
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Deciding to earn some money Vicky and Joe leave their village home in Spain to teach in a private American school in Bahrain. The book is interesting for its insights into life in Bahrain and how a fee paying private school there operates. The style of the book is chatty and relaxed as we move through the school year and they settle into an expat life. The Arab spring disrupts their stay and how this affected Bahrain is written about. Really a 3.5. I enjoyed learning about Bahrain, and about the school as well. Hard to believe that it was such a free-for-all, but one of the other reviews was from a teacher with similar experiences that vouched for it. You have to wonder how they learned anything. I don't recall having heard about the political uprisings at the time. How sad. I also felt badly about some of the other teachers who were not well liked for various reasons. It got me to wondering how the author deals with that, how much has been changed, could they ever recognize themselves, etc. I have to admit though I was happiest of all when they got home to Spain! And the recipes! I think I am going to devote a whole week to them someday! no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesOld Fools Series (3)
New York Times Top 20 BestsellerReluctantly, Vicky and Joe leave their Spanish mountain village to work for a year in the Middle East. How could they know that the Arab revolution was poised to erupt, throwing them into violent events that would make world headlines? Teaching Arab kids, working with crazy teachers, forming life-long friendships and being placed under house arrest, Vicky and Joe laugh and lurch through their year in Bahrain. With grateful thanks to Nadia Sawalha for the wonderful Arabic recipes. No library descriptions found. |
Author ChatVictoria Twead chatted with LibraryThing members from Dec 28, 2009 to Jan 10, 2010. Read the chat. Current DiscussionsNonePopular covers
Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)910.202History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography and Travel Miscellany; world travel guides World travel guidesRatingAverage:
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