Seriously...What Am I Doing Here?

The Adventures of a Wondering and Wandering Gay Jew

by Ken Schneck

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Pub Date May 23 2017 | Archive Date Jun 20 2017

Description

Escapism to Adventure (For Non-Adventurers).

Does the geographic cure actually work? Through a fast-paced journey of saying yes to the unfamiliar, pack your bags and set out into the world with a gay Jew determined to answer that universal question of Seriously...What Am I Doing Here?

Never having been on an adventure, Ken Schneck finds himself stumbling twice into rural Uganda; signing up for a 425-mile bike ride; stirring up drama at a Californian hippie, healing retreat; and somehow standing up straight with a colossal backpack strapped to his shoulders deep in the backwoods of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

This occasionally heartbreaking, often insightful, and reliably witty travelogue has at its core our never-ending search for meaning, our desperate need to grasp that elusive sense of place and community, and how we often fail to succeed (sometimes hilariously so!) but keep right on trying.

Escapism to Adventure (For Non-Adventurers).

Does the geographic cure actually work? Through a fast-paced journey of saying yes to the unfamiliar, pack your bags and set out into the world with a gay...

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Advance Praise

Just in time: a witty travelogue for a serious world. And I even earned double frequent flier miles! --Kate Clinton, Comedian & Author of I Told You So and What the L?

I was entertained, enlightened, moved to tears many times, and laughed out very loud (...it is so f*cking funny)! The courage, humanness, honesty, willingness, compassion, kindness, and understanding of Seriously...What Am I Doing Here? inspired me. --Jim J. Bullock, Comedian & Center Square

Ken Schneck unpacks his wanderlust in a way that creates an emotional-and very funny-journey for him and the reader. Bon voyage! --Matthew Rettenmund, Author of Boy Culture

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About the Author:

Ken Schneck, PhD, is the producer/host of This Show Is So Gay, the long-running, award-winning radio show/podcast. In his spare time, he is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Leadership in Higher Education Program at Baldwin Wallace University where he teaches courses on anti-racism, ethical leadership, and how individuals can work with communities to create a more engaged and just world. You can find him telling stories in and around Cleveland, Ohio.

About the Author:

Ken Schneck, PhD, is the producer/host of This Show Is So Gay, the long-running, award-winning radio show/podcast. In his spare time, he is an Associate Professor and the Director of...