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I meant to read this for Reading Asia last year but never got to it. #IndelibleMoments #ExoticTravel @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

A good but not great book about a woman‘s experiences in Bhutan. #ReadingAsia2021

Memoirs and travelogues are not my thing. However, I really enjoyed this look at the religion, government, and daily life of the people of Bhutan. I would have preferred a little less of Lisa‘s personal history/backstory, and I‘ll put a CW in the comments, but overall I‘d definitely recommend this for #readingasia2021 #bhutan

Between a pick and a so-so. A memoir of the author as she uproots her life to help out with a Bhutan radio station. She then starts to make more regular trips to the country to help out other endeavors and meet friends. She was there during the handover from #Bhutan being a monarchy to a democracy.
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I heard the author speak this past week and she was wonderful. She approaches life with an openness and curiosity I appreciate.

Home again #nofilter

It's a tough morning, but I'll persevere

Sunset by the river after my presentation #PNLA #relieved

Needed a travel or adventure book to take me away for a bit. A trip to Bhutan sounds perfect!

This book was a pick for my book club, and I hadn't heard of it until they announced it. It's always interesting to learn about the cultures of other countries, how simple life can be, and how the people are happy and survive on so little. If your looking for nonfiction quick read, this is a good choice.

#FunFridayPhoto - Favorite Memoir: I love reading about countries with which I'm not familiar. Napoli's story of how she ended up leaving her life in America to go help a start-up radio station in Bhutan was absolutely fascinating! (TW for sexual assault because she describes the rape she went through earlier in her life).

Enjoyable read. Now I want to go to Bhutan!

"Everything is always in a state of flux. Nothing lasts forever--not triumph, love, no happy feeling, no state of sadness. Clinging to a person or place or moment in time was futile and unwise and led to suffering; so did wanting things to be different..."

Starting another new-to-me book thanks to @BkClubCare 's generosity