Synopsis: “At Home in the World” is a captivating and delightful memoir of Tsh Oxenreider’s decision to take the whole family and travel the world for 9 months. Having three kids the ages of 10, 7 and 4 were not obstacles but part of the adventure. Tsh and her husband have the desire for travel to be a normality for their children. This is just something their family does. The behind the scene look at the different cultures that they interact with is not your normal sight seeing tour. You get a taste of each of the cultures that they visit and it feels like you are listening in and seeing the different stories unfold. It only inspires you to embark on your own world tour and know more.
Each country that they visited had their own unique story or perhaps unique challenges. I felt like the author was taking me on the trip around the world with her. Throughout her journey, Tsh contemplates what it means to be at home. What does being at home look like? She learns through her travels to find balance between her wandering and staying home.
Why I Loved It: I love how Tsh brought me into her world of travel effortlessly with her detailed accounts of the people and life that surrounded her. She is an amazing story teller and she did a wonderful job of sharing her story. The story of the people that they encountered made me fall in love with each of the countries. It was also refreshing to hear about the ups and downs of the entire trip. There were definite challenges and these details only endeared the story to me more. I wanted the real story and she gave it to me.
I will admit this was also a dangerous book for me to read. I already adore traveling and there is nothing I would love to do more then to take a year and travel the world with my 5 kids and husband. Tsh inspired me to want to do just that!
Rating: 5 Stars
Recommended For: Anyone who loves to travel or learn about different cultures. This also is a great book on Audio read by the author.
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