“Being in the presence of the "other" seems to show me who I am in a way that is really important to me. I feel radically more comfortable in Laos, say, than I do in Pennsylvania.” WayFeelsImportantShowsSeemsComfortableWho I AmShow MePennsylvaniaLaos Author:Pam Houston
“I've always traveled. I'm a professor in a limited way. I teach one class two quarters out of four, so I get traveling done.” WayTwoDoneClassTeachFourProfessorsQuartersTraveled Author:Pam Houston
“I was in Mongolia, pretty extreme situations. We were sick with dysentery, we were sick with bronchitis. I had been bitten by a dog for the first time in my life and my whole hand was black, and there was no way to even think of getting a rabies shot without driving for five days, and then you wouldn't have wanted that needle in your skin anyway. And I had my period. Everything was wrong at one time. Like, I couldn't have been more uncomfortable. And I stayed up - it was too cold to sleep.” ThinkingWayFirstsHas BeensWholeHandsWantedBlackSleepSituationFiveDogColdPeriodsShotsFirst TimeSkinsSickExtremesDrivingUncomfortableOne TimeNeedlesMongoliaRabiesBronchitisDysentery Author:Pam Houston
