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Barbuto, Emily Grace

 
9780595369942: Instigating Profligacy: Aviva and Aisha's Adventures in the World
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ISBN 10 : 0595369944 ISBN 13 : 9780595369942
Editeur : iUniverse, 2005

Synopsis

Twenty-something Aviva moved to Cairo shortly after graduating from college with a degree in elementary education. She became a teacher not because she cared passionately about educating the young, but for the traveling opportunities the career provided.Aviva's best friend, Aisha, has visited her mother's family in Cairo on several occasions. When she's twenty-four, she decides to move to Egypt to live with them for a year or two. But there are problems from the beginning. When Aviva's roommate abandons her, the two friends become roommates, setting them up for some unforgettable exploits. Aviva and Aisha's worldly adventures range from hilarious to traumatic, taking them from Egypt to its neighbors and even farther east. Together, they suffer from culture shock that is worse the second year than the first. It comes from realizing that they've been desensitized to things that once stunned or saddened them-and causes them to question their own sanity. They get into and out of trouble, both at work and on vacation; learn new languages; and make friends and enemies along the way.One important lesson is reiterated everywhere they go-if they don't try to apply American logic, everything makes more sense!Instigating Profligacy: Aviva and Aisha's Adventures in the World is based on author E. G. Barbuto's experiences living, working, and vacationing in the Middle East and Asia.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Twenty-something Aviva moved to Cairo shortly after graduating from college with a degree in elementary education. She became a teacher not because she cared passionately about educating the young, but for the traveling opportunities the career provided.Aviva's best friend, Aisha, has visited her mother's family in Cairo on several occasions. When she's twenty-four, she decides to move to Egypt to live with them for a year or two. But there are problems from the beginning. When Aviva's roommate abandons her, the two friends become roommates, setting them up for some unforgettable exploits. Aviva and Aisha's worldly adventures range from hilarious to traumatic, taking them from Egypt to its neighbors and even farther east. Together, they suffer from culture shock that is worse the second year than the first. It comes from realizing that they've been desensitized to things that once stunned or saddened them-and causes them to question their own sanity. They get into and out of trouble, both at work and on vacation; learn new languages; and make friends and enemies along the way.One important lesson is reiterated everywhere they go-if they don't try to apply American logic, everything makes more sense!Instigating Profligacy: Aviva and Aisha's Adventures in the World is based on author E. G. Barbuto's experiences living, working, and vacationing in the Middle East and Asia.

Biographie de l'auteur

E. G. Barbuto has lived in New Jersey, Florida, Missouri, Iowa, Japan, Italy, Iceland, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Israel, and Korea.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595369944
ISBN 13 
9780595369942
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
482
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Personne responsable
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