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Santiago's Children: What I Learned About Life at an Orphanage in Chile

Santiago's Children: What I Learned About Life at an Orphanage in Chile


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Unclear about his future career path, Steve Reifenberg found himself in the early 1980s working at a small orphanage in a poor neighbourhood in Santiago, Chile, where a determined single woman was trying to create a stable home for a dozen or so children who had been abandoned or abused. With little more than good intentions and very limited Spanish, the 23-year-old Reifenberg plunged into the life of the Hogar Domingo Savio, becoming a foster father to kids who stretched his capacities for compassion and understanding in ways he never could have imagined back in the United States. In this beautifully written memoir, Reifenberg recalls his two years at the Hogar Domingo Savio. His vivid descriptions create indelible portraits of a dozen remarkable kids--mature-beyond-her-years Veronica; sullen, unresponsive Marcelo; and irrepressible toddler Andres, among them. As Reifenberg learns more about the children's circumstances, he begins to see the bigger picture of life in Chile at a crucial moment in its history. The early 1980s were a time of economic crisis and political uprising against the brutal military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.Reifenberg skilfully interweaves the story of the orphanage with the broader national and international forces that dramatically impact the lives of the kids. By the end of Santiago's Children, Reifenberg has told an engrossing story not only of his own coming-of-age, but also of the courage and resilience of the poorest and most vulnerable residents of Latin America.

Table of Contents:
Foreword by Paul Farmer Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Visions of a Family Farm Chapter 2. The Arrival Chapter 3. Spanish Lessons Chapter 4. Olga and the Hogar Chapter 5. Not as Imagined Chapter 6. Summer Chapter 7. More Spanish and Other Lessons about Chile Chapter 8. Politics Chapter 9. The Pacific Coast Chapter 10. The End of Summer Chapter 11. A New School Year Chapter 12. Professional Conversations Chapter 13. On Being a Teacher Chapter 14. Noisy and Complicated Chapter 15. The Farm Revisited Chapter 16. Donors, Demons, and Dentists Chapter 17. Marcelo Chapter 18. An Unexpected Journey Chapter 19. A Home on Tupungato Street Chapter 20. Catholics, Mormons, and Evangelicals Chapter 21. Boys, Babies, and Biters Chapter 22. The University Chapter 23. Winter in a New Neighborhood Chapter 24. Sebastian Chapter 25. Explaining a Few Things Chapter 26. You're Going to Do What? Chapter 27. Groping in the Dark Chapter 28. God Will See Us Through Chapter 29. The End of the Road Chapter 30. The Days of Waiting Chapter 31. The Visit of the Gringos Chapter 32. Searching for Something Chapter 33. Taking Leave Epilogue

About the Author :
STEVE REIFENBERG lives in Santiago, Chile, where he is the Director of the Regional Office of Harvard University's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. He has worked on international education and international conflict resolution for nearly two decades.

Review :
"This book is a gem and offers a wonderful roadmap for students of any age who are thinking about engaging in a complicated world. It should make its way to every university career counselling office." Abraham F. Lowenthal, Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780292717411
  • Publisher: University of Texas Press
  • Publisher Imprint: University of Texas Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: What I Learned About Life at an Orphanage in Chile
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0292717415
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 2008
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 22 mm
  • Weight: 539 gr


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