My Life and Travels in Belize
Book Details
Author(s)Marlon August
ISBN / ASIN147752410X
ISBN-139781477524107
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Sales Rank1,107,594
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
From the Foreword
Like many great books, this one had its Genesis during a conversation at a bar. In this case it was not just any bar, it was the Coco Locos beach bar in San Pedro, Belize. When I moved to Belize in 2006 Marlon August was among the first people I met. He was one of the bartenders at Coco Locos and we spent many days and nights in conversation and laughter. Sometime after his umpteenth story that had me amazed and entertained I suggested that he write down his experiences and put them into a book. What you are now reading is a result.
When you ask frequent visitors to Belize or expatriates who have moved there what makes them love the country so much you will likely hear the answer, "It's the people." It sounds cliche but it is a nearly universal observation of those familiar with the country. Belizeans are happy to meet you, to learn about you and to to welcome you into their family almost as if you were kin.
In this regard Marlon August is a credit to his country. In his many careers he has met thousands of people and made close friends from all over the world. To those people and many more these stories will serve as a welcome return to the warm and often wild experiences heard while bending an elbow at a welcoming beach bar in one of the most beautiful corners of the world.
Chapters Include:
My Youth in Belize - Meeting Mary Alice - My Friend the Criminal - Bar Fight With a Machete - How My Brother Lost His Eye - Fun With Gurkhas - The Overdose - Acting in a Movie - Adventures in America - Confronting Diego - Bar Fight Over the Movie Girls - The Barracuda - The Sanchez Family - The Mugging - Run-in With a Gay Guy - The Day My Brother Died - My First Girlfriend - The Plastic Factory
Like many great books, this one had its Genesis during a conversation at a bar. In this case it was not just any bar, it was the Coco Locos beach bar in San Pedro, Belize. When I moved to Belize in 2006 Marlon August was among the first people I met. He was one of the bartenders at Coco Locos and we spent many days and nights in conversation and laughter. Sometime after his umpteenth story that had me amazed and entertained I suggested that he write down his experiences and put them into a book. What you are now reading is a result.
When you ask frequent visitors to Belize or expatriates who have moved there what makes them love the country so much you will likely hear the answer, "It's the people." It sounds cliche but it is a nearly universal observation of those familiar with the country. Belizeans are happy to meet you, to learn about you and to to welcome you into their family almost as if you were kin.
In this regard Marlon August is a credit to his country. In his many careers he has met thousands of people and made close friends from all over the world. To those people and many more these stories will serve as a welcome return to the warm and often wild experiences heard while bending an elbow at a welcoming beach bar in one of the most beautiful corners of the world.
Chapters Include:
My Youth in Belize - Meeting Mary Alice - My Friend the Criminal - Bar Fight With a Machete - How My Brother Lost His Eye - Fun With Gurkhas - The Overdose - Acting in a Movie - Adventures in America - Confronting Diego - Bar Fight Over the Movie Girls - The Barracuda - The Sanchez Family - The Mugging - Run-in With a Gay Guy - The Day My Brother Died - My First Girlfriend - The Plastic Factory
