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PEARL IN THE GARBAGE DUMP

 

 

 

Did I capture your attention with that title?  It sounds like the title of a book, doesn't it?

 

It is the title of a book.  Marc Valentin, who volunteered for 5 months in India from September 2010 to February 2011 has written a book about his adventures with One! International in Mumbai, India.

 

Marc has developed a Facebook page to promote the future sales of his book.
                   Pearl in the Garbage Dump
             https://www.facebook.com/PearlinTheGarbageDump  

As Marc says on his Facebook page:

Friends, thank you so much for taking the time to support my book. A few things worth noting...

1) it is written but unpublished,
2) I am in the process of querying agents (this is more work than writing the book)
3) More content will be forthcoming (I'm joyfully overwhelmed responding to emails of support).
4) When the book does get published, half of the proceeds I collect will go back to the charity.
5) Yes, that is me on the cover. I will post the back cover in the next day or two so that you can see me when I'm scrubbed up lol
6) I really appreciate all of you. Old friends and new ones, I cannot say "thank you enough" for helping.

Thank you again,

Marc Valentin

 

  About

Whether you dream about making your own escape, are searching for your own sources of strength, or simply love to travel, your curiosity will peak...

 

Description

Longing to add meaning to his life, investment banker Marc Valentin trades the security of a fat paycheck for the uncertainty of teaching the poorest children on the planet.

Although his new colleagues guide his transition from pitching stocks on the trading floors to sweeping floors in a Mumbai schoolhouse, only Marc has the power to validate the life-changing decision. But first, he must confront the brutality of slum life, the chaos of Indian society, and an illness that eats away at his body.  Will Marc, who never gives up on anything, meet his match and lose his self-respect and possibly his life? Whether you are searching for your own sources of strength, dream about making your own escape, or simply love to travel, your curiosity will peak as Marc unveils his firsthand experience across all three. front the brutality of slum life, the chaos of Indian society, and an illness that eats away at his body. Will Marc, who never gives up on anything, meet his match and lose his self-respect and possibly his life?

Whether you are searching for your own sources of strength, dream about making your own escape, or simply love to travel, your curiosity will peak as Marc unveils his firsthand experience across all three.

front the brutality of slum life, the chaos of Indian society, and an illness that eats away at his body. Will Marc, who never gives up on anything, meet his match and lose his self-respect and possibly his life?

Whether you are searching for your own sources of strength, dream about making your own escape, or simply love to travel, your curiosity will peak as Marc unveils his firsthand experience across all three.

Besides being with my family,this dirty, broken road is my favorite place in the world.  Nowhere else on earth am I happier because as I walk up this road to my school, my students come running out from everywhere and give me hugs.

 

Not all of the volunteers, staff, students, families, and supporters who are part of the One! International world family will agree with Marc's observations and comments about the school, organization, students, families, city and country.

This is Marc's story, and it is his journey.

However, I think all of us will agree with many of the observations, and comments; see ourselves in some of the pages; laugh and cry with him in parts of his story.

Please join with me in supporting Marc's project.

One of the many games of cricket we played in the garbage dump.