Boomerang Trail and Who Cares

9781589391710

1589391713

They say life imitates art. And for author Nic Papalia that saying rings true ? even though his real-life adventures often make those of the fiction world pale in comparison. The two stories in this book are very different. Yet they are both true ? and very inspir- ational. The Boomerang Trail As an introverted 19-year-old farm worker, Papalia was once told that he needed to broaden his mind and ?have a look at the world.' So, he did just that. In South Africa, he ended up in the middle of a civil war in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He was mistaken for a spy in Zambia and arrested. He was stricken with cholera in India. In Mexico, he was shot at in a bar. And in San Francisco, he experienced life as a penniless street vagrant. And in Central America, he risked his life to shoot a short documentary. But that didn't stop him from climbing to the top of the world ? Mt. Kilimanjaro. Now in his early forties, Paplia chronicles his ten years as a globe-hopper in this compelling story. Who Cares? Now livingin Perth, Western Australia, Papalia works as a carer for clients with disabilities. Who Cares? shows the different struggles encountered by both carers and clients in this honest, compassionate and often funny story.