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Gerry Letourneau

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40 years travel, in 30-plus countries; the majority of this/these in Central, and East Asia.
Writing from the heart, without over-editing. The more one sees, the more one has lived.

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Gerry Letourneau Live and experience as much as you possibly can! Travel helps an awful lot with this.
Gerry Letourneau Funny you should ask Alex; over the past four years, I would have to say that the near entirety of this group would be comprised of female students. T…moreFunny you should ask Alex; over the past four years, I would have to say that the near entirety of this group would be comprised of female students. They seem to be more focused, less distracted, more enthusiastic, and better equipped with critical thinking skills...
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Gone Today, Here Tomorrow

Part memoir, part travelogue Gone Today, Here Tomorrow is an intimate tour of both Asia and the author as they were in the 80s and are now: where and what has changed, how and why, for good and often, not so good.
Spanning 26 years and 18 countries where over 250 international borders were crossed {the vast majority voluntarily}, Letourneau has been a commercial exporter, ESL teacher, student of Ch Read more of this blog post »
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