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In 1975 David Good\u2019s father, Kenneth, travelled to the Amazon jungle as a graduate student to study the isolated Yanomami tribe\u2014a people then virtually untouched by western civilization. Eventually he became a familiar and trusted presence within the community. So much so, that the village leader declared Kenneth \u201cone of them\u201d and insisted he take a wife.<\/p>\n
Yarima and Kenneth developed their relationship over the course of his ongoing assignments in the Amazon. After learning that she was pregnant\u2014and nervous about the care she would need as well as the troubling Venezuelan political environment\u2014they headed back to the United States where David was born.<\/p>\n
David, now a graduate student studying biology at East Stroudsburg University, remembers his mother\u2019s first years in New Jersey. She was \u201chappy, smiling, and wide-eyed at the unfolding wonders of the world\u201d around her. As David\u2019s family expanded to include a sister and a brother, on the outside Yarima adapted to look like any other suburban mom. But over time she felt cut off and alone. When the entire family travelled back to the Amazon to film a National Geographic documentary, then 6-year-old David had no idea that his mother wouldn\u2019t be returning to New Jersey with them.<\/p>\n
David wanted to share the story of his parents\u2014his American anthropologist father and his mother, a tribeswoman who could not fully adapt to western life, of moving between the wilds of the Amazonian jungle to the paved confines of suburban New Jersey, of his mother\u2019s abandonment and the harmful effect it had on his young self; of his rebellious teenage years marked by depression and drinking, and the near fatal car accident that transformed him and gave him purpose, leading him back to his mother in the Amazon 20 years later.<\/p>\n
Combining adventure, history and anthropology, \u201cThe Way Around\u201d is a compelling tale of recovery and discovery. On December 1, ESU will host a book signing where faculty, students and members of the community are invited to meet David Good and hear his stories. The event will be held in the university\u2019s bookstore at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n
For more information about the book signing, please contact the university store at 570-422-2665.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Yarima and Kenneth developed their relationship over the course of his ongoing assignments in the Amazon. After learning that she was pregnant\u2014and nervous about the care she would need as well as the troubling Venezuelan political environment\u2014they headed back to the United States where David was born.<\/p>\n