Author Talk with Nancy Wesson "I Miss the Rain in Africa: Peace Corps as a Third Act"

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Adults, Seniors
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Join Nancy Wesson, author of I Miss the Rain in Africa: Peace Corps as a Third Act, winner of the Nautilus Award, ExPat Top Ten, and Pushcart Nominee as she discusses her latest book and experiences in post-war Northern Uganda as a Peace Corps volunteer.

At a time when her friends were planning cushy retirements, Nancy Wesson instead walked away from a comfortable life and business to head out as a Peace Corps Volunteer in post-war Northern Uganda. She embraced wholeheartedly the grand adventure of living in a radically different culture, while turning old skills into wisdom. Returning home becomes a surreal experience in trying to reconcile a life that no longer “fits.” This becomes the catalyst for new revelations about family wounds, mystical experiences, and personal foibles.

Nancy shows us the power of stepping into the void to reconfigure life and enter the wilderness of the uncharted territory of our own memories and psyche, to mine the gems hidden therein. Funny, heartbreaking, insightful and tender, I Miss the Rain in Africa is the story of honoring the self, discovering a new lens through which to view life, and finding joy along the path. Source: https://nancywesson.com/books

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