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Daniel A. DeCarlo
My Mother Said Watch out for Those French Girls
My Mother Said Watch out for Those French Girls
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Daniel A. DeCarlo's memoir, "Watch Out for Those French Girls," is titled from his mother's words of caution. It was the last thing she said to him as he innocently embarked on a fulfilling career of unexpected adventures as a teacher and administrator in the overseas school system for U.S. military dependents.
A chance meeting with a woman on the 1st day of his first assignment in Paris proved remarkably good fortune. Despite his mother's warning to "watch out for those French girls," Genevieve was the best thing that ever happened to him. Growing up during the Great Depression and World War II, both had faced special challenges with courage and perseverance. Genevieve became his life-long companion and was the strength behind all that he accomplished.
In "Watch Out," Dan recounts many humorous and quirky incidents during his assignments in France, Italy, England, Germany, Belgium, Libya, Washington D.C., and Japan. He also saw inequality, greed, and corruption, and throughout his career fought the "system" whenever he encountered injustice. As a result the couple experienced traumatic scrapes with authority and faced harrowing circumstances.
One highlight describes how Dan, working in Libya during the Gaddafi regime takeover, risked everything to save a Jewish friend from death or imprisonment. Caught in a web of diplomatic intrigue, he found himself threatened by both the Libyan and U.S. governments. Although he paid a heavy personal and financial price, he refused to compromise his values.
We also learn of Dan and Genevieve's intense passion for education and the arts. Like Marie and Pierre Curie, they dedicated their lives to a calling much greater than themselves. For more than five decades, he taught young people that good habits, hard work, persistence, and accepting responsibility are their best allies to achieving the American dream. Dan profoundly believes that every student can succeed.
Overall, Dan DeCarlo's book is an inspiring story of courage, integrity, commitment, and selfless love. There is great wisdom (and some rib tickling stories) inside for all of us. Now 86 years old, Dan shares his adventures and philosophy with crystal-clear recollection. A lively, humorous, and sometimes emotional narrative, his is a story that must be told.
A chance meeting with a woman on the 1st day of his first assignment in Paris proved remarkably good fortune. Despite his mother's warning to "watch out for those French girls," Genevieve was the best thing that ever happened to him. Growing up during the Great Depression and World War II, both had faced special challenges with courage and perseverance. Genevieve became his life-long companion and was the strength behind all that he accomplished.
In "Watch Out," Dan recounts many humorous and quirky incidents during his assignments in France, Italy, England, Germany, Belgium, Libya, Washington D.C., and Japan. He also saw inequality, greed, and corruption, and throughout his career fought the "system" whenever he encountered injustice. As a result the couple experienced traumatic scrapes with authority and faced harrowing circumstances.
One highlight describes how Dan, working in Libya during the Gaddafi regime takeover, risked everything to save a Jewish friend from death or imprisonment. Caught in a web of diplomatic intrigue, he found himself threatened by both the Libyan and U.S. governments. Although he paid a heavy personal and financial price, he refused to compromise his values.
We also learn of Dan and Genevieve's intense passion for education and the arts. Like Marie and Pierre Curie, they dedicated their lives to a calling much greater than themselves. For more than five decades, he taught young people that good habits, hard work, persistence, and accepting responsibility are their best allies to achieving the American dream. Dan profoundly believes that every student can succeed.
Overall, Dan DeCarlo's book is an inspiring story of courage, integrity, commitment, and selfless love. There is great wisdom (and some rib tickling stories) inside for all of us. Now 86 years old, Dan shares his adventures and philosophy with crystal-clear recollection. A lively, humorous, and sometimes emotional narrative, his is a story that must be told.
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