by Gail Collins
First published 2012
This collection brings together voices from across Papua New Guinea's expatriate community. Seventy contributors, including both foreign residents and Papua New Guineans, offer their personal stories and photographs from life on this South Pacific island. The book follows the expatriate journey from the moment of airport arrival through the daily realities of establishing a new life. Contributors describe navigating school systems for their children, facing business obstacles, and learning to understand local customs and cultures. Each account provides a window into how foreigners adapt to island living while Papua New Guinean voices add local perspective to these cross-cultural encounters. The stories capture both the practical challenges of expatriate life and the rewards of experiencing a different way of living.
Genres: adventure, autobiography, anthropology, biography-memoir, 21st-century, ethnicity, cultural, cultural-studies
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Papua New Guinea, South Pacific
Period: 21st Century
195 pages · Paperback · Moore Printing