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Whether you call it a mini midlife crisis or an early sabbatical at age thirty seven Tom Houts leaves everything behind and throws himself into a new society thousands of miles away The need for change and an unrelenting sense of curiosity leads him to Munich Germany where he must downsize European style learn his first foreign language and come to terms with being an immigrant But when the pandemic hits in 2020 Tom s plan is thrown off track Forced to shift gears he sees things clearly and realizes what really matters in life Perfect Village takes us through Tom s Catholic upbringing a middle class childhood with a cloud of financial ruin always looming overhead his career successes and failures alcohol abuse love divorce and a cast of supporting characters that any person would cherish forever Perfect Village A MemoirI ll never forget the day I met Tom Houts Anyone who s carrying around a stack of books like that must be a writer Those were his first words to me Then with genuine enthusiasm in his eyes he asked me Are you One Yes many coffees and countless writer sidebar conversations later I just turned the final page on Tom s memoir and I must say Capturing one s own spirit in a book is no small feat let alone as a first time author yet the Tom you might have met at a WeWork in Munich in 2022 like I did is very much the Tom you ll find on the pages of this book Kudos Tom is a striking cultured talkative endlessly curious person Naturally if you follow his early footsteps from the Boy Scouts in Kansas City to suburban life with a house wife and two dogs to reinventing himself from scratch in a foreign language country 5000 miles away alone you ll not only understand where those traits originate from but also experience them firsthand and that s an amazing journey in and of itself Besides the many highlights I made to remember Tom s original life lessons from only adults talk about something as bland as the weather to commuting can breed independence and confidence I was stunned by Tom s rich descriptions of scenes appearances and events from way back when ah the benefits of journaling. Perfect Village ebook His grouping of life events around certain themes and time periods added a helpful arc of logic to the chaotic happenings that make up one human life and whenever I saw his inner dreamer come through yet again I had to smile It reminded me of myself and the fact that every person not just Walter Isaacson s world famous subjects has a fascinating story to tell, Perfect villager trading If you want a real one from a real one grab this book Chances are you too will never forget the day you met Tom Houts 9798990018716