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Teaching Barefoot in Burma: Insights and Stories from a Fulbright Year in Myanmar

Teaching Barefoot in Burma is tale of a less trodden path through an ancient and long isolated land. This a story is about living and teaching in a land like no other. Senior Fulbright Scholar, Robert Sterken, spent a year conducting research on Buddhism and politics, teaching, and learning about suffering and the dance of life among the most generous people on earth. His travel memoir paints an unusual, intimate, and unique personal picture of the Myanmar people, government, Buddhist monks, racism, political prisoners, students, struggles, festivals, education, hardship, and he reveals his personal struggles, insights, lessons, and joys. The author taught hundreds of Myanmar and Thai students, delivered many public lectures, consulted with governmental and academic leaders, gave workshops to members of the Myanmar Parliament, and interviewed many former political prisoners. He spent many hours sitting on mats interviewing Buddhist monks. He meditated, spent time in monasteries, and learned life lessons from the Myanmar â€œgrass roots people.â€ He struggled, suffered, and changed. He also enjoyed fine celebrity-chef prepared dinners with ambassadors, generals, political leaders, university presidents, and even the Princess of Thailand. This book not only provides a unique view of Burma, but will inspire readers to journey beyond their own comfort zones and find their own Burma. In the end this is a story about connection, biases, sacrifice, struggle, kindness, and the full dance of life.
Country USA
Brand Ysps Press
Manufacturer YSPS PRESS
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780692777848
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EANs 9780692777848
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Ysps Press
Manufacturer	YSPS PRESS
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780692777848
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780692777848
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Teaching Barefoot in Burma: Insights and Stories from a Fulbright Year in Myanmar

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