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Lisa Napoli was in the hold of an emergency, dissatisfied with her life and her work as a radio journalist. When a chance come across with a handsome stranger provided her with an possibility to move halfway round the world, Lisa left behind cosmopolitan LA for a new experience in the historical Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan - said to be one of the happiest places on the planet. Long isolated from industrialization and simply beginning to open its gates to today's world, Bhutan is a deeply spiritual place, devoted to environmental conservation and focused on the happiness of its people - in fact, Bhutan steps its success in Gross National Happiness alternatively than in GNP. In a country with out a one traffic light, its residents are thought to be being among the most content on the globe. To Lisa, it appeared to be a place that offered the contrary of her fast-paced life in america, where the loud din of sound-bite news and mobile phones dominate our days and nights, and meaningful dialog is a uncommon commodity; where everyone is plugged in digitally, yet rarely connects with folks around them. Thousands of mls away from everything and everyone she recognizes, Lisa creates a new community for herself. As she helps to start out Bhutan's first youth-oriented radio stop, Kuzoo FM, she must come to conditions with her conflicting thoughts about the impact of the medium on the country that were shielded from its effects. Immersing herself in Bhutan'ss speedily changing culture, Lisa realizes that her own perspective on life is changing as well - and that she is sensing the sense of goal and delight that she has been yearning for. With this smart, heartfelt, and wonderfully written book, sure to please enthusiasts of transporting travel narratives and personal memoirs as well, Lisa Napoli discovers that the earth is a beautiful and complicated place-and comes to appreciate her life for the experience it is.
