Beschreibung:
Sharon Bazant is a retired Drama and English teacher living near Vancouver, Canada. She has donned a variety of professional and personal hats throughout her life including Thai massage therapist, U.N. research consultant, world traveler, and long-term expatriate. Some of her greatest adventures occurred during her time in Thailand.
The magic of living and traveling in exotic locales doesn't insulate anyone from a crisis of the soul. Nine Years in Bangkok: Lessons Learned is a memoir of Sharon Bazant's adventurous, roller-coaster life as an ex-pat in Thailand.Her path to self-discovery and acceptance is illuminated by a very real cast of characters:a Russian Shamana spell-casting Thai massage mastera Scottish hairdresser named Frankie Lovea maid named Booma spirit-channeling ambassador's wifeand Andrew who became Annie.As a westerner in Southeast Asia, she pulls back the covers on such topics as traversing culture shock, long-distance parenting, marital breakdown, workplace betrayal (and revenge), mid-life career change, and more.Read how Sharon overcame these challenges and underwent a spiritual transformation during her nine years in Thailand. And, perhaps, see a path for yourself.