We have some serious adventurers in our midst, WEbookers – and they can write!
WEbook top writer Sarah is bringing together stories of life in distant lands in the anthology Ex-Pat Journal. It’s one of the most active projects on WEbook, and if you haven’t read it yet, you’re missing out!
As Sarah writes in the project description for Ex-Pat Journal, “The best way to see the world is to be a local yourself.” She invites WEbookers to “tell us your experiences living and working abroad. Share your adventures from around the world and WEbook authors can help you become a published author.”
If you’ve ever wondered how long it takes to get from Nicaragua to Costa Rica on a bus (answer: a heck of a lot longer when there’s no air conditioning), or how to survive a year-long teaching contract in Korea (answer: carry a pastel blue thermos decorated with cartoon bunny rabbits wielding toilet plungers), Ex-Pat Journal is for you.
Want to join the fun? Take a look at Ex-Pat Journal’s most recent submission, “Living Uncomfortably in Cambodia.” In this thoughtful and funny piece, georgie explores the ins and outs of class difference in a country “deeply scarred from 30 years of war and genocide,” where “nothing is quite as it seems.” (And if you think you can’t laugh out loud at an article with the words Khmer Rouge in it, georgie will prove you wrong.)
When you visit Ex-Pat Journal, be sure to bring your red pens. All the stories are active works-in-progress, and improving work through feedback and revision is at the heart of what it means to be a WEbooker. Help TsungChi wrap up his curious tale of an injured cow, a Thai policeman, and 2000 Bhat – and suggest some ways for WEbook featured writer MotherJungle to answer lingering questions about the root of spiritual truths, found in the beautiful simplicity of a child’s birthday party in Costa Rica.
If you’ve ever lived abroad, you’re invited to contribute to Ex-Pat Journal. And keep your eyes open – one of these days, I’ll chime in and tell the whole story of my stint as the honorary postmistress of the Osaka Prefecture in Japan.
-- Melissa




