| Homesick in Paradise: A Ponape Story - 1965-1967 Contributor(s): Braden, Jean (Author) |
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ISBN: 0990707334 ISBN-13: 9780990707332 Publisher: Boho Books OUR PRICE: $22.33 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.38 lbs) 120 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1965 a young family travel to the island of Ponape (now called Pohnpei), in Micronesia. Gary Braden is hired by the Department of Interior to teach English as a Second Language in the Trust Territory of the Pacific. His wife Jean and their one year old son go with him.There is no airport and they arrive in a sea plane which lands on the water inside the reef. Jean details the events and adventures they experience and the friendships that develop. Homesickness is a constant battle for Jean and she finds living on a island difficult at times. |