Ms Evans surprised herself by becoming a teacher of English as a foreign language – after all, her own education had not always been an enjoyable experience. Beginning in the sultry, restrictive atmosphere of the Arabian desert in the UAE, Carrie bites the bullet to take advantage of a teaching job with a decent salary – but a despotic boss. Struggling to focus on the positive aspects of her life there she casts her mind back to happier days of childhood and candidly recalls her development as a language teacher. She reminisces about the places and people she had met along the way, pondering her sojourns in other parts of the world... A thoroughly enjoyable read that romps along from continent to continent (and barely pausing for breath), this beautifully written memoir is akin to an enormous postcard from the jaunt of a life. The Fun We Had is a tsunami of incident, gossip, and character vignettes, but also an exploration of other cultures sure to entertain anyone with a fascination for human foibles.