Hitchhiking Around the World - Carr, Jim L

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Résumé :
This book is about a 22-year-old young man wanting to see the world on a limited budget. If he could get to Europe from Michigan, then he could hitchhike around Europe and beyond. The author writes in a way that makes you feel that you are there with him as he has one predicament after another predicament. This journey was before the cell phone, but somehow he and his friend meet up. After two weeks, they decide that it's better to split up and meet again in two months. This young man continues his journey to Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, and Denmark. Making his way to Bremerhaven, Germany, he asks for assistance from the American Consulate to get a job on a ship going back to the States. The Consulate set him up with a meeting with a ship's Captain, and he was hired on an American ship.

Biographie:
Jim was born at home in 1938 and grew up in Michigan with three brothers and no sisters. He joined the U.S. Navy right out of high school. The author traveled extensively through Asia while in the Navy, and he got the travel bug. After four years, he was honorably discharged and wanted to see Europe. He and a friend left Michigan at age 22 to go to New York City to get a job on a ship going to Europe. Jim worked on two foreign vessels to get to Europe. Now 82 years old, Jim has a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and retired from IBM after 25 years. He and his wife, Joyce, have been married for 57 years. They have three married sons and seven grandchildren....

Sommaire:
This book is about a 22-year-old young man wanting to see the world on a limited budget. If he could get to Europe from Michigan, then he could hitchhike around Europe and beyond. The author writes in a way that makes you feel that you are there with him as he has one predicament after another predicament. This journey was before the cell phone, but somehow he and his friend meet up. After two weeks, they decide that it's better to split up and meet again in two months. This young man continues his journey to Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, and Denmark. Making his way to Bremerhaven, Germany, he asks for assistance from the American Consulate to get a job on a ship going back to the States. The Consulate set him up with a meeting with a ship's Captain, and he was hired on an American ship....