Homesick In Paradise: A Ponape Story - 1965-1967

In 1965 a young family travel to the island of Ponape (now called Pohnpei), in Micronesia. Gary Braden is hired by the Department of Interior to teach English as a Second Language in the Trust Territory of the Pacific. His wife Jean and their one year old son go with him.There is no airport and they arrive in a sea plane which lands on the water inside the reef. Jean details the events and adventures they experience and the friendships that develop. Homesickness is a constant battle for Jean and she finds living on a island difficult at times.

• | Author: Jean Braden
• | Publisher: Boho Books
• | Publication Date: Nov 06, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 120 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0990707334
• | ISBN-13: 9780990707332