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Irene Pylypec

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Irene suffers from Peter Pan Syndrome, but she’s OK with that. An avid reader since early childhood, Irene daydreamed of travel to foreign lands while tending sheep under the expansive living skies of the Canadian prairie.
Passionate about travel, she caught the travel bug in the mid-seventies when she backpacked solo throughout the UK and Ireland. She’s a firm believer that to truly understand the world’s peoples and their culture, one must live and work in that unfamiliar environment. Her travel experiences, as well as formal education and workplace training, provided and continues to provide the needed fodder for narrative non-fiction storytelling.
Irene is a storyteller. She’s a self-published author, blogger, graphic designer/illustrato ...more

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	An English Teacher in Mexico: Memories of a Midlife Career Change 4.26 avg rating — 35 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Squatter in London 4.50 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from the 44 Trail: A Prairie Childhood Memoir 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Marriage Material by S. Bavey (Goodreads Author), Rod Young (Goodreads Author), Elora Canne (Goodreads Author) 4.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Travel Stories Collection (The Travel Stories Series) by Alyson Sheldrake (Goodreads Author), Adrian Sturrock (Goodreads Author), Alexandra Palcic 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from London: Across the Pond - A Solo Travel Memoir (Leaving Home Series) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from University: In Search of a Mrs. Degree (Leaving Home Series Book 1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Zoya's Gift: Building a Bridge to a Global Family | A Memoir

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Chilblains and Chitterlings: A Working Class Childhood in 1960s Birmingham

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