This books was about an unlikable ugly American. All she did was whine and complain about her co-workers, paying extra baggage fees on her many jaunts to Europe, and her lack "privacy" in her villa on a posh compound. She should have had to sleep on bunk in a shipping container on a US base like the military personnel who were over there risking their lives. This book is nothing but a vanity book written by a very shallow, entitled person. A complete waste of time. I'm thankful I checked it out of my public library instead of spending my hard earned money on it. Funny, fluffy tale of one woman's adventures teaching ESL in Iraqi Kurdistan. I enjoyed this light, easy read for what it was: entertainment. Other reviewers have faulted the author for failing to achieve cultural or political growth, but this is not that kind of earnest memoir. Instead, you have a writer who isn't afraid to make fun of herself or others and does her best to survive in a foreign environment while paying off her credit card debt.
Entertaining! A bit frothy, but I'd never say anything ugly about a fellow shoe addict.
—LIGHTERS97
Fun, interesting book. Not too deep, but still had some substance. Good summer read!
—Autumn1997
Thought provoking, yet laugh out loud moments!
—Sam
Very, very interesting. Funny.
—AllTimePeeta
