The Curious Antipodean - Scott, Stuart Lyon

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Résumé :
A family seeking an adventure and a change up from their ordinary work life took up a teacher exchange. Swapping jobs, home and everything that goes with it. Essentially, they engaged in a sociology experiment wrapped in an adventure. Simultaneously the participant and observer. Transplanted from laid back tropical northern Australia on the doorstep of the reef and rainforest to a land of snow and ice, pristine lakes, amazing wildlife and mountains that reach to the sky. This is a Journal of an Australian family sidetracked for 365 days halfway between the Pacific Ocean and the Canadian Rockies. A snapshot of life lead by curiosity, a special and out of the ordinary experience. An insight into the joys, frustrations and realisations of life on the other side of our planet and the human condition. A story of personal growth while navigating a culture that was surprisingly very different from home. No longer simply fair-weather travellers they experienced a destination through all its seasons and had the chance to look at some of the history, traditions and quirks of another nation....

Biographie:
Growing up on a sugar cane plantation in tropical northern Australia, Stuart spent hours discovering the world through his Dad's subscription of National Geographic Magazine and the family's World Book Encyclopedia. He soon developed a fascination of the cultures and landscapes of the world. This curiosity has led to extensive travel through South East Asia, North America, the South Pacific and his native Australia. Nothing brings a smile to his face more than planning and seeing the world with his wife and young daughter. When not off on an adventure, he lives with his family in Townsville where they enjoy kayaking, cycling and bush walking. He always had an idea he would write a book one day. When Stuart found himself out of work and snowbound on the opposite side of the planet, he certainly had the time and was surrounded by the inspiration. This is Stuart's debut novel.