Carol Batrus discusses the effect that both personal and societal expectations and assumptions had on her life—what role have they had in your life?
Have cultural differences ever created conflict or confusion in your life? What did you learn from the experience?
Batrus admits that not everyone can or should follow her example and move to a developing county. What could you do to make a difference without leaving town?
Batrus experienced a lot of solitude in this book. What fears or needs come to mind when you think of spending a lot of time alone or in silence?
Some people believe that being free and being responsible are opposites. Are they opposites? Can you be both free and responsible?
Did Batrus’s view of charity—what it is and what it is not—influence how you think about acts of charity?
Carol Batrus discusses the effect that both personal and societal expectations and assumptions had on her life—what role have they had in your life?