Download or read book If These Shoes Could Talk written by Scott D. Gillette and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man's journey around the world leads him right back home in Scott D. Gillette's intriguing new travel memoir, If These Shoes Could Talk. Seeking to flee difficulties from his past, Gillette sets out on a thirteen-thousand-mile trek that takes him through the continental United States and Canada. But even that distance isn't enough to satisfy the increasingly restless traveler, and soon Gillette sets off for China, where Gillette reunites with family, witnesses the ongoing transformation of China and explores the breathtaking landscapes of Mongolia. After a failed attempt to settle back in the United States, Gillette once again finds himself on the road-this time to Saudi Arabia, where he eventually secures a job as director of an English language school in Qatar. There, conspiracies and corporate intrigue crescendo into a toxic situation that sends Gillette headfirst into his final destination-India. His experience there profoundly changes him, lending Gillette a sense of peaceful resignation while maintaining an ardent desire to make things better. In his desire to see the world, Gillette attempts to understand it-and learns a thing or two about himself along the way.