Join us every day at this time during Share the Love month as we introduce you to one of our lovely authors at Outskirts Press.
An award-winning counselor, consultant and professor, Dr. John B. Franz recently retired from a thirty-five year career in higher education. The first of his two sojourns in the Congo is described in this memoir. He and his wife reside in Clovis, California where he continues to enjoy cycling, photography, travel and his grandchildren. They have two adult daughters. Email: johnbfranz@hotmail.com
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Product description…
New surprises, a new beginning
He arrived in Africa in the middle of the night, unexpected and ill-prepared for the volatile Congo of the mid-1960s—police stops, political turmoil—a culture still reeling from colonial oppression. Plunged without experience into an assignment with meager resources and conflicting expectations, he came face to face with his strengths and his limits. With each Congo dawn came new obstacles and opportunities that demanded action. John Franz describes in this poignant memoir how he navigated the unique and exotic situations he faced with unexpected results. With wit and alacrity, he illustrates how the Congo turned an obligation of alternate service during the Viet Nam War into a crucible for a transformation that recreated his life.Outskirts Press Review
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