This Is Life; "Haik al-Haya"

Five Years Teaching in Palestine

De: Cynthia D. Yoder

Narrado por: Cynthia D. Yoder

This memoir tells the story of an American English teacher working in a new university in Palestine during a time of political strife and upheaval. Cynthia Yoder describes the joys of life in Palestine, against the backdrop of military occupation and the second intifada, which began soon after she arrived in 2000. Rather than give political analysis, the book gives glimpses into the lives of the Palestinian people the author met. Yoder details the effects of the occupation and describes her journey as a pacifist working amidst violence.

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A teacher's adventure in Palestine

There’s a saying that goes along the lines of: the difference between your government and mine is much larger than the one between you and I. Cynthia Yoder’s book vividly depicts the story of an American in Palestine, whose mission is to help create the Arab American University’s English Department and teach English there. The author takes you on her 5-year-old journey of being a teacher in a conflict-ridden zone. She teaches her students English, and they, in turn, teach her about silence and listening, about getting used to having a gun pointed at your head, accepting people with different beliefs, and about taking life as it comes: this is life – Haik al-Haia. This American is welcomed with open arms in the people of Palestine’s homes and hearts. The narrative entwines grippingly personal details – it is her story and her experience after all – with historically accurate dates and events. If you like biographies and learning about history through storytelling, this is the book for you.