A beginner's guide to Paradise: 9 steps to giving up everything so you too can move to a South Pacific island, wear a loincloth, read a hundred books, diaper a baby monkey, build a bungalow, and maybe, just maybe, fall in love!
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"From the author of a lot of emails and several Facebook posts, a laugh-out-loud, true story of how a quarter-life crisis led to adventure, freedom, and love on a tiny island in the Pacific. In his mid-twenties, Alex Sheshunoff had his own internet start-up and had made national news. But he was also burned-out. So he bought a one-way ticket to the island of Yap, giving up everything he was supposed to want in search of all the things he never knew he needed. Along the way, he answered some important questions and some less essential ones too, such as: 1. How much, per pound, should you expect to pay a priest to fly you to the outer islands of Yap? 2. If you could have just one movie on a remote Pacific island, what would it definitely not be? 3. How do you blend fruity drinks without a blender? 4. Is a free one-hour class from Home Depot on 'flower box construction' sufficient training to build a house? While in the Pacific, Alex learned a lot. About making big choices and big changes. About the parts of Paradise that don't make it into the brochures. About the locals and expats he encountered, offended, and befriended. And, most of all, about focusing on what you actually care about. Now Alex shares his incredible story in a book that will surprise you, make you laugh, take you to such unforgettable islands as Angaur and Pig, and perhaps inspire you to find your own little place in the sun"--
Subjects
Subjects
Americans
Americans -- Micronesia -- Yap -- Biography
Burn out (Psychology)
Description and travel
Escape (Psychology)
Homes and haunts
Life change events
Moving, Household
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Sheshunoff, Alex
Sheshunoff, Alex -- Homes and haunts -- Micronesia -- Yap
Sheshunoff, Alex -- Travel -- Micronesia -- Yap
Travel
Yap (Micronesia) -- Description and travel
Young men
Young men -- Micronesia -- Yap -- Biography
Americans -- Micronesia -- Yap -- Biography
Burn out (Psychology)
Description and travel
Escape (Psychology)
Homes and haunts
Life change events
Moving, Household
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Sheshunoff, Alex
Sheshunoff, Alex -- Homes and haunts -- Micronesia -- Yap
Sheshunoff, Alex -- Travel -- Micronesia -- Yap
Travel
Yap (Micronesia) -- Description and travel
Young men
Young men -- Micronesia -- Yap -- Biography
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Grouping Title | beginners guide to paradise 9 steps to giving up everything so you too can move to a south pacific island wear a loincloth read a hundred books diaper a baby monkey build a bungalow and maybe just maybe fall in love |
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"From the author of a lot of emails and several Facebook posts, a laugh-out-loud, true story of how a quarter-life crisis led to adventure, freedom, and love on a tiny island in the Pacific. In his mid-twenties, Alex Sheshunoff had his own internet start-up and had made national news. But he was also burned-out. So he bought a one-way ticket to the island of Yap, giving up everything he was supposed to want in search of all the things he never knew he needed. Along the way, he answered some important questions and some less essential ones too, such as: 1. How much, per pound, should you expect to pay a priest to fly you to the outer islands of Yap? 2. If you could have just one movie on a remote Pacific island, what would it definitely not be? 3. How do you blend fruity drinks without a blender? 4. Is a free one-hour class from Home Depot on 'flower box construction' sufficient training to build a house? While in the Pacific, Alex learned a lot. About making big choices and big changes. About the parts of Paradise that don't make it into the brochures. About the locals and expats he encountered, offended, and befriended. And, most of all, about focusing on what you actually care about. Now Alex shares his incredible story in a book that will surprise you, make you laugh, take you to such unforgettable islands as Angaur and Pig, and perhaps inspire you to find your own little place in the sun"--
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Americans -- Micronesia -- Yap -- Biography
Burn out (Psychology)
Escape (Psychology)
Life change events
Moving, Household
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Sheshunoff, Alex -- Homes and haunts -- Micronesia -- Yap
Sheshunoff, Alex -- Travel -- Micronesia -- Yap
Yap (Micronesia) -- Description and travel
Young men -- Micronesia -- Yap -- Biography
Burn out (Psychology)
Escape (Psychology)
Life change events
Moving, Household
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Sheshunoff, Alex -- Homes and haunts -- Micronesia -- Yap
Sheshunoff, Alex -- Travel -- Micronesia -- Yap
Yap (Micronesia) -- Description and travel
Young men -- Micronesia -- Yap -- Biography
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A beginner's guide to Paradise : 9 steps to giving up everything so you too can move to a South Pacific island, wear a loincloth, read a hundred books, diaper a baby monkey, build a bungalow, and maybe, just maybe, fall in love!
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A beginner's guide to Paradise : 9 steps to giving up everything so you too can move to a South Pacific island, wear a loincloth, read a hundred books, diaper a baby monkey, build a bungalow, and maybe, just maybe, fall in love! / Alex Sheshunoff
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A beginner's guide to Paradise
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9 steps to giving up everything so you too can move to a South Pacific island, wear a loincloth, read a hundred books, diaper a baby monkey, build a bungalow, and maybe, just maybe, fall in love!
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Americans
Burn out (Psychology)
Description and travel
Escape (Psychology)
Homes and haunts
Life change events
Moving, Household
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Sheshunoff, Alex
Travel
Young men
Burn out (Psychology)
Description and travel
Escape (Psychology)
Homes and haunts
Life change events
Moving, Household
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Sheshunoff, Alex
Travel
Young men
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