In the fall of 2013, Matt moved from the United States to Mongolia to teach English. The plan was to stay and teach just for a year, but within months, he already knew he would want to stay long-term. And not only that, he knew that Mongolia already had a special place in his heart--it had become his "second home," a place where he felt a sense of purpose and belonging. This book is the story of how this country of steppe-dwellers became Matt's second home, a place he continues to hold dear to this day.
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Description
As a kid growing up in America, Matthew didn't feel like he "belonged" anywhere. Shy, introverted, and sometimes quite sensitive, Matthew had a hard time feeling at peace or at home wherever he went. Then, after graduating college, he moved across the Pacific to teach English in Mongolia, a country known for its nomadic huts (called "gets"), brutal winters, and beautiful steppes. It was there, surrounded by a culture and people totally different from his own, where he took one of the most important journeys of his life--one that continues even now, long after leaving Mongolia for his first home in the U.S. Read on to see this ordinary white American man make a new home in the Land of the Blue Sky--and continue his journey "home" to this day--in this story that will both raise your eyebrows and make you smile.
Book details
- Genre:biography & autobiography
- Sub-genre:Personal Memoirs
- Language:English
- Pages:104
- Paperback ISBN:9781098327095
