I will be asking all voyagers --faculty, staff, students, lifelong learners -- to participate in a Common Reading experience, designed to set up the ways in which we will (I hope) become less like tourists and more like educated travelers on our journey around the world. Jamaica Kincaid's luminous short memoir called "A Small Place" (81 pp.) addresses the issue of how countries are viewed by visitors/tourists and how they present themselves to non-natives. This is in part the theme of our voyage (see below) so I think her book will enrich our experience. It's easy, it's fun, it's wonderful. Please get a copy and read it.
Amazon has new and used copies starting at $2.00. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Small-Place-Jamaica-Kincaid/dp/0374527075/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270206359&sr=8-1
IN ADDITION, you know that Archbishop Tutu will be on the voyage. His new book, "Made for Goodness, and Why This Makes All the Difference" (written with his daughter, Mpho Tutu, is a thoughtful and moving meditation on the human condition. I am sure that the Archbishop would be happy to talk with any of you about it (and sign a copy) if you're interested.
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