Rosie Garthwaite

So-so. Anyone doing any traveling overseas knows much/most of this, even if not in a war zone. The author is a young journalist essentially doing things (i.e., reporting on 'news' events using the propaganda fed to her by a military or aid organization) in a somewhat dangerous environment that she needn't be in either for her sake or ours. And then we get descriptions of how to survive by eating right, clothing yourself right, appropriate behavior, etc. Beings how one is susceptible to cultural differences everywhere (bullets and knives included), I'd say stay at home if you don't know this sorta stuff almost intuitively.… (mehr)