Jurnee is a recent college graduate struggling desperately to find a job as a teacher. Discouraged, she happens upon a chance opportunity to teach in a village in southern India. Overcoming anxiety, self-doubt, and cultural differences, she finds a home in her new surroundings. See India from her eyes as she narrowly escapes an arranged marriage, learns where cashews come from, encounters a king cobra snake, and finds love in the most unexpected of places. Come along with Jurnee as she learns about herself and about a whole new world. Based on the author’s real experiences, you’re sure to be on the edge of your seat.
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Publication Year
2020 June
Number of Pages
236
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Samantha Kannan is an American from central Illinois. She did not study teaching, but she did spend a few months at a school in a village in Kerala. She spends most of her time with her husband and puppy, Jimikki, and studying Tamil. She has been to India several times and returns to her village in Kerala whenever possible, even if just for a day.