One Plane Ticket From Normal
Subtitle: Your Humorous and Hope-FIlled Guide to Life in the Middle East
Publisher: Author Academy Elite
Published: 2016
Place of publication: United States of America
Language: eng
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781943526260
Table of contents: label: Part 1 The Metropolis • Cairo, Egypt; label: 1 - Pam • Where Am I? - Know Why You’re There, Ease the Chaos; label: 2 - Mark and Mahmoud • Perfume and Dervishes - Embrace Culture, Leave Your House; label: 3 - Hamdee • Apartments and Landlords and Contracts, Oh My! Navigate a New Culture, Trust People; label: 4 - Kareema • When Hospitality Meets Digestion - Learn From Others, Be Flexible; label: 5 - Ahmed • You Speak Tarzan? - Communicate, Learn Their Language; label: 6 - Nader • Koshary - Observe Common Practices, Glean From Those Around You; label: 7 - Mohammad • Taxi Politics - Listen to His Story First, Understand an Opinion; label: 8 - Hedra, George & Yusef • Now You’re Cookin’ - Open Your Home, Build Deeper Relationships; label: 9 - Ada • Goat Parts, Part 1 - Understand Better, Go to Their Home; label: 10 - Abdu • Adopted Friend - Look for Teachers, Be Ready to Learn; label: 11 - Aemed • Farm Visit–The First 11 Hours - Forget Your Watch, Be Present; label: 12 - Rafita • Farewell to Cairo - Seize Opportunities, Grow Friendships; label: Part 2 The City • Khartoum, Sudan; label: 13 - Howwa • Be My Friend - Go Below the Surface, Ask Questions; label: 14 - Ehab • Chipping Away at Culture - Forget Prediction, Assume Nothing; label: 15 - Miriam • The “House” Next Door - Open Your Heart, Be Changed Forever; label: 16 - Hayah • Hen(na) Party - Live Inclusively, Create Community; label: 17 - Mr. Hassan • The Home Visit - Ask Questions, People’s Stories Reveal; label: 18 - Priya • Hot, Spicy English Club - Realize Differences, Discover Similarities; label: 19 - Abdel • The Pakistani General - Cross Social Strata, Find Unique Opportunities; label: 20 - The Uncle • The Dance of Negotiations - Learn to Negotiate, Don’t Take It Personally; label: 21 - Abdelrahman • Goat Parts, Part 2 - Place Yourself With People, Gather Insight; label: 22 - The Advocate • Pam’s First Wreck - Be Open, Find a True Friend; label: 23 - Village People • Going North - Give Much, Receive Much More; label: 24 - Abdullah • Tell Me the Story - Listen Well, Share Hope; label: Part 3 The Village • Upper Egypt; label: 25 -Nasha • We Will Never Forget You - Seize the Day, Make the Most of Each Moment; label: 26 -Salayla • You’re a Tomato! - Laugh Often, Build a Friendship; label: 27 - Sadik • The Bodyguard - Anticipate, Meet Kind People in Every Culture; label: 28 - The Arborist • Tim-berrrrrrrrrrrr! - Remove Expectations, See Through New Eyes; label: 29 - Mokdee • The Little Engine That Couldn’t - Stay Fresh, Keep Your Circle Wide; label: 30 - Sena • Loving Her People - Go Beyond Yourself, Leave a Legacy of Love; label: 31 - The Imam • You Must Come! - Teach Someone To Learn, Give Him a Future; label: 32 - Samia • A Widow’s Plight - Find Common Ground, Refresh Each Other; label: 33 - Samir • Shall We Dance? - Celebrate, Share the Joy; label: 34 - Farhat • Middle-East Maxine - Take the Risk, Love the Difficult; label: 35 -Musa • You’re Engaged! - Join the Fray, Participating Precedes Belonging; label: 36 - Zaheen • The Woman Who Prays - Plant Hope, Have Faith; label: Discussion Questions