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When author Robyn Ramsay, a middle-class western woman, interacted with a family living on a dirt ledge in India, her life changed. The meager assistance she was able to provide them led to a deep yearning to contribute something more significant to individuals in developing countries. Her story is a wake-up call: Travelling can become an act of giving and sharing in a community, rather than simply stopping by to snap a few photographs before moving on. In 2009, Robyn and her partner, Gary, travelled to Vietnam, where they caught a glimpse of a disabled street boy as they were boarding a bus. Against all odds, they found him again. They learned that his name was Duong and that he had lost his legs in a childhood accident. They committed to fundraising for Doung, so that he could have a place to live, an education, and a future. But later that year, she received the devastating the news of his death. Over the course of that intimate journey with grief, she decided to honor the life of the new friend she had just lost. She seeks to inform and inspire other like-minded travellers, those who seek psychological and spiritual wisdom and who desire to make deeper, more heartfelt connections along the way. Finding Duong, Finding Myself provides an intimate, honest, and effective journey though one woman's desire to make a change in a way that is individual, unique, and self-empowering.
著者について
Robyn Ramsay's background in social and humanitarian affairs includes youth, women's issues, and multiculturalism. She has worked in Jamaica and Vietnam and, closer to home, for Aboriginal health in Broome and with the homeless in Sydney. A counsellor, celebrant, and speaker, she is currently cruising the French canals, doing research for her next book. Robyn and her partner, Gary, live in Maleny, Australia.
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3 人中、3人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
A journey well worth taking...
2012/1/25
形式:ペーパーバック
Giving to people in developing countries and promoting charities that do likewise has been a passion of mine for the past 10 years. So, when I picked up a copy of Finding Duong, Finding Myself, I thought I'd be able to read about Robyn's journey through her life, her heart and our world from the comfort of a spectator seat. I'd read many stories of people 'finding themselves' through the act of compassion towards our fellow human beings.
Wow, was I in for a surprise!
Robyn's captivating story drew me in to a place where I couldn't read on without reflection of my own journey, my own beliefs, my own life. Much, much more than a simple travel memoir, in Finding Duong, Finding Myself Robyn asks herself some very tough questions. Questions it's difficult to simply turn the page on without some self-reflection.
In the book, Robyn seems satisfied to also leave some questions unanswered. Just as she easily explores the countries she travels, meeting strangers and connecting with their hearts, so does she explore her own inner landscape - meeting her own 'selves' - be they friendly or otherwise, getting to know who she is with every turn into a dusty village street and every turn of the page in this fascinating, heartwarming and oft times tragic book.
I believe Robyn has written a one-off. I haven't picked up another book like it. Perhaps that makes it a marketing nightmare - trying to fit it into one genre. Is it a travel story - yes, a biography - certainly, a spiritual guide - for me, yes.
I encourage you to take the leap, out of the spectator seat and into the game. Take the journey with Robyn in Finding Duong, Finding Myself. I'm sure you'll find it as rewarding an experience as I have.
Wow, was I in for a surprise!
Robyn's captivating story drew me in to a place where I couldn't read on without reflection of my own journey, my own beliefs, my own life. Much, much more than a simple travel memoir, in Finding Duong, Finding Myself Robyn asks herself some very tough questions. Questions it's difficult to simply turn the page on without some self-reflection.
In the book, Robyn seems satisfied to also leave some questions unanswered. Just as she easily explores the countries she travels, meeting strangers and connecting with their hearts, so does she explore her own inner landscape - meeting her own 'selves' - be they friendly or otherwise, getting to know who she is with every turn into a dusty village street and every turn of the page in this fascinating, heartwarming and oft times tragic book.
I believe Robyn has written a one-off. I haven't picked up another book like it. Perhaps that makes it a marketing nightmare - trying to fit it into one genre. Is it a travel story - yes, a biography - certainly, a spiritual guide - for me, yes.
I encourage you to take the leap, out of the spectator seat and into the game. Take the journey with Robyn in Finding Duong, Finding Myself. I'm sure you'll find it as rewarding an experience as I have.
2 人中、2人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
Traveling to Give Rather than Take
2012/1/13
形式:ペーパーバック
Such a moving story with a gobsmacking sub-plot of teaching the reader to intensify the experiences of our travels through assimilation rather than superficiality. Robyn teaches us a lot through her personal experiences.
1 人中、1人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
This is a great read!
2012/1/14
形式:ペーパーバック
This book is a must read for worldwide travellers...especially to developing countries like Vietnam and India. The descriptions of the places and the people brought back loads of memories for me. I also loved these countries and I could identify with the powerful and very personal emotions shared by the author. I read the book on a long haul plane flight from the states and finished it....I couldn't put it down. This story would make a great film.
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