Temporary Sanity

A Look Through a Teacher’S Eyes

Biography & Memoir, Reference
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Author: Fran Finn ISBN: 9781440161612
Publisher: iUniverse Publication: November 16, 2009
Imprint: iUniverse Language: English
Author: Fran Finn
ISBN: 9781440161612
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication: November 16, 2009
Imprint: iUniverse
Language: English

Growing up in a Roman Catholic household and working at a Protestant school can be incongruous. Youre working for the enemy, insisted author Fran Finns father. In this memoir, Finn recalls not only this dissonance, but provides the captivating story of many of his intriguing adventures.

From his upbringing in Torrington, Connecticut, to his first position as a house parent at a rural Pennsylvania private school at the age of twenty-three, to his worldwide travels, Temporary Sanity gives insight into this somewhat unconventional man. With an eye for detail, Temporary Sanity entertains with descriptions of student and teacher forays and his far-reaching treks to locales such as Alaska, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Iceland, Peru, Panama, and the Dominican Republic.

Poignant and humorous, this collection of personal stories touches on all the facets of Finns lifefrom family, to religion, teaching, and traveling. Through it all, Temporary Sanity teaches life lessons about acceptance, pain, friendship, culture, loneliness, and the search for ones place in the world.

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Growing up in a Roman Catholic household and working at a Protestant school can be incongruous. Youre working for the enemy, insisted author Fran Finns father. In this memoir, Finn recalls not only this dissonance, but provides the captivating story of many of his intriguing adventures.

From his upbringing in Torrington, Connecticut, to his first position as a house parent at a rural Pennsylvania private school at the age of twenty-three, to his worldwide travels, Temporary Sanity gives insight into this somewhat unconventional man. With an eye for detail, Temporary Sanity entertains with descriptions of student and teacher forays and his far-reaching treks to locales such as Alaska, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Iceland, Peru, Panama, and the Dominican Republic.

Poignant and humorous, this collection of personal stories touches on all the facets of Finns lifefrom family, to religion, teaching, and traveling. Through it all, Temporary Sanity teaches life lessons about acceptance, pain, friendship, culture, loneliness, and the search for ones place in the world.

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