Gripped by Guyana by Merle Kindred
Gripped by Guyana by Merle Kindred
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Join Merle Kindred as she discusses her time in Guyana, as well as the process of writing a memoir!Gripped by Guyana: A Memoir of Purpose and Adventure tells the story of Penticton resident Merle Kindred’s work in South America. As a senior, she engaged in two postings with Cuso International in 2017-18—the second deep in Indigenous territories. Ride in her backpack as she assists villagers in reaching their goal of developing ecotourism. Explore one of the prime biodiversity sites on the planet in wooden boats, dugout canoes, and dirt paths. Share her realization that Guyanese development was, and continues to be, influenced by urgent climate concerns, a massive offshore oil discovery, and a government mandate to preserve the remaining eighty percent of its rainforest.In a deeply sensitive account, Gripped by Guyana shares the mechanics and the magic of life in a resource rich country rated as dangerous. When Cuso asked Kindred to file a risk assessment report on life in the interior, she thought about where she hung her hammock in one village: “There’s no problem with locks. There’s no door.”Copies of the book will be available for purchase from the author.
