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We very much enjoyed the tour - the food was excellent, prepared by warm, hard-working folks. The tour guide is very knowledgable about the Hague and took us to sites and eatieries we would not have found on our own. Very glad my son's summer Meeting on a beautiful sunny afternoon at Paleis Noordeinde our small group wandered the back streets of old Den Haag for 3 hrs, interspersed between the beautiful old buildings we were treated to typical Dutch treats, Kroket, Gehaktbal, saucijzenbroodje and the modern, frozen yoghurt, quality Karensa was an awesome tour guide!
It was great learning about some of the history of Den Haag.
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The herring was probably my favorite thing we had. Our fourth stay in the Beautiful city Den Haag, but our first Walking tour. And that was indeed a very funny, educating, tasty tour. Did I mention that it was funny? Kerensa is a fantistic guide, adn walked around for almost four hours. You guys are just lovely. See you soon and maybe bring your son haha! This was a wonderful and unique experience! My husband and I recently spent 10 days in the Netherlands and we stayed in four cities with and took a walking tour in each. This was by far the best tour and one of our favorite overall Hi Tina, Wow you make us blush!
Her English is excellent She was friendly and personable. I have visited The Hague many times but never learned so much. Tasted amazing Dutch treats and learned fascinating tidbits Hi Nancy, Thank you so much for your kind words! It was a pleasure showing you around. I booked this trip for a Sunday afternoon while in the Hague for work.
The Bite of the Mango
Aug 18, Connie rated it liked it Shelves: After a happy childhood in a Sierra Leone village, Mariatu Kamara's life took a tragic turn in The innocent girl was raped by an older man in her village. Then rebels attacked during the Civil War, killing and torturing people. The cruel rebels, many just young boy soldiers, hacked off both of her hands before heading out to destroy the next village. Twelve-year-old Mariatu managed to walk miles to get help, and found that several of her cousins had met the same fate.
Mariatu tells how they After a happy childhood in a Sierra Leone village, Mariatu Kamara's life took a tragic turn in Mariatu tells how they coped in an amputee village, going out begging in the streets so they could buy food. Relatives stayed with them in the tent village, cooking and caring for them.
Mariatu's story had been publicized by journalists, and she was eventually helped by generous people in England and Canada. The book was written in simple language, and would be suitable for high school students and adults. Mariatu does not go into graphic detail about her injuries so even squeamish people should be able to read this book. I wish she had gone into a little more detail about how she adapted to living without the use of hands, and whether she finally decided to use prosthetic devices.
I also would have found it interesting if she had included a little more about the Sierra Leone Civil War Although Mariatu probably did not know anything about the politics of the Civil War as a child, she was a college student when she wrote the book with a journalist. The Bite of the Mango was an inspirational story about a resilient girl.
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She was spreading the word about the conditions in Sierra Leone, trying to obtain help for other victims. Oct 22, Aaron rated it it was amazing. Mariatu Kamara was born in the country of Sierra Leone, a city wracked by civil war from - The rebel army made strong use of child soldiers, a trend that many people know about as a result of A Long Way Gone an incredibly moving book by Sierra Leonean Ishmael Beah.
He was one of the boy soldiers.
Mariatu on the other hand was just an year-old girl when her village was attacked by the rebels. She, and many children like her, were left as symbols to the country's leadership about what the rebels could accomplished. Mariatu fought through the pain and, with the help of someone from a nearby villager, found her way to a clinic. From there, she receives treatment before ending up in a refugee camp near Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. Readers join her as she tells her harrowing journey. It is an internal one in which she is confronted with being a victim of war and in which she seems to lose everything including her family.
It is also a physical one in which she travels from her village and on to Freetown before trips to London and Toronto give her access to education and prosthetics. It is an amazingly moving memoir of young lady who has faced adversity and proved that she can survive. It is well-written, though presented in very simple prose. In the process, it captures her bruised innocence, which has evolved and developed into a strong will to do everything she can to fight for the rights for the youth and women victims of war.
I thought this was incredibly inspiring. Mariatu has faced so much difficulty because of what was happening in her country. To make matters worse, people made assumptions about her because of where she was from and her experiences. I had trouble putting it aside even as my bedtime came and went. Dec 05, Meneesha Govender rated it liked it. Wars in Africa and everywhere in the world have taken their toll on the innocents - women, children, the elderly.
The stories we are told often leave us in tears and the atrocities people experience at times of conflict are often unimaginable. In this novel, Mariatu Kamara tells her story of living through conflict in Sierra Leone and how she escaped to Canada to start a new life. She grew up in a small village and lived peacefully among family and friends. But rebel attacks soon got closer and clo Wars in Africa and everywhere in the world have taken their toll on the innocents - women, children, the elderly. But rebel attacks soon got closer and closer to her village and the young girl, her cousins and extended family were often forced to flee into the forest of nearby villages to escape the rebels.
Stories were rife about what would happen if you were caught by the rebels. Nothing prepared her for the day she was caught. Both her hands were cut off and she was left to die. It changed her life forever. Mariatu, however, had an indomitable will to go on and this is the story of her survival. A theatre group at a refugee camp for amputees starts her healing process and it culminates in her writing this novel with Susan McClelland.
It is a moving and passionate story, despite its matter-of-fact narrative. It is a story of courage, resilience and ultimately hope. May 16, Ashley V rated it liked it. I wanted to like this book more than I did and I feel a little bit bad about this review in advance. There are a few reasons why I didn't really connect with it as much as I'd hoped to and they are mostly based on what my initial expectations of the book were.
Perhaps the fault lies more with me than with the writer, nevertheless, it's my personal review. The history buff in me had hoped for a bit more background and insight to the civil war in Sierra Leone at that time. As it were, the book w I wanted to like this book more than I did and I feel a little bit bad about this review in advance. As it were, the book was very vague and simplistic when addressing the issues. Though, it is fair to say that perhaps this is in direct reference to the common, rural people of Sierra Leone not fully understanding the conflict themselves.
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However, for the sake of the book and it's readers, it would have been helpful to have. The whole England portion of the book kind of rubbed me the wrong way. It's very hard to dislike even that is too strong of a word, for me somebody who has clearly suffered so much, but it is that suffering that had sort of led me to believe that Mariatu would have been a little bit more grateful for the opportunity she was given to leave the war-torn country she grew up in. The England portion of this book felt like complaint after complaint to me.
Based on the description, I'd expected more of the book to be about how she had adjusted to a life without her hands. To be frank, it's kind of her shtick for lack of better word and probably a pretty large reason why the book was published in the first place.
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That said, I do sympathize with all the struggles and hardships faced and did enjoy, for the most part, reading about the strength it took to overcome it and find a way to live a better life. It was a very quick read and I do feel like I can connect a little bit more with a people that I knew little about previously. Sep 28, Janet Garcia rated it it was amazing. With a lot of suffering and pain. This book might be graphical for those who might not like violence.
It teaches you to keep going forward in life even if it might be hard and to never give up when you think your world is going to collapse on you. Mariatu Kamara, was a 12 naive year old girl, who dint know much about the world, when c "The Bite Of The Mango" is an inspiring book of a young girl who had to go through so much as a child and growing up. Mariatu Kamara, was a 12 naive year old girl, who dint know much about the world, when child soldiers cut both of her hands off. Imagine that happened to you? She felt like giving up, but then her life turned around for her.
She moved to the u. Jan 15, Amber rated it really liked it Shelves: This book made me cry. Yeah, there's a scene on where she eats a mango or two, but this story doesn't revolve around mangoes! I was balling my eyes out, my friends had to ask me repeatedly on why am I crying. I like this book because on how she has a totally different writing style on how she delivers her own message. She didn't drawl anything out in a boring way, or in the printed English handwriting.
Out of all the words I read in the language of my mother's tongue I can feel the character This book made me cry. Out of all the words I read in the language of my mother's tongue I can feel the character-Mariatu-voice. There was some improper language here and there, but it gets me that feeling of the African accent through the voice in which the author is speaking. Mar 23, Abby Hogan rated it it was ok. Scenes and dialogue seemed contrived and targeted at western women. I didn't feel much magic with this tale. May 02, Shelby added it Shelves: The Bite of the Mango is a heartbreaking story of a girl named Mariatu.
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She tells readers of her past, in which heavily armed rebel soldiers attacked her village in Sierra Leone. These soldiers attacked and tortured her, and cut off both of her hands. She managed to survive, but faced a long and difficult road ahead. She is a testament of resilience and her story is a must read. I think this book is appropriate for middle schoolers because though tough to read, it is told in a way they can under The Bite of the Mango is a heartbreaking story of a girl named Mariatu.
I think this book is appropriate for middle schoolers because though tough to read, it is told in a way they can understand, and can somewhat grasp because Mariatu is not far from their age at the time much of the book takes place. I would use this book to discuss the patterns of daily life. Students experience patterns on a daily basis. And a mosque supposedly was sited there in the Song. At first, the poster designer used the painting without permission of Mr.
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