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Follow Azzedine Downes as he drifts between cultures, places, and
time to build a life of service and adventure, first as a young
educator in Morocco and later as a father making a home for his
family in the United States. As the son of an Irish father and a
Muslim mother, blue-eyed Azzedine feels the power— and the
burden— of being a cultural shape-shifter. His presence alone
evokes curiosity and arguments, sometimes risking great danger to
himself and his family. He makes his way as a teacher, an
organizer, and later a leader in the U.S. Peace Corps. In this wry
traveler’ s memoir, his tales elicit at turn laughter,
compassion, and heartache as Azzedine confronts the human
compulsion to make sense of those around us, even when we’ re
wrong.“ I never found life to be linear and so returning to a
point in time never surprised me,” Azzedine writes. “ What
surprised me was the reaction of those that struggled to tether me
to one place.” Featuring a foreword by Jane Goodall, who shares
his vision for hope and resilience in a troubled world, The
Couscous Chronicles unravels the tapestry of a vibrant journey
where one is never a stranger, but also never at home.
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