EXPATransformation: Should YOU, or someone you love, leave the USA for the BEST of Your Life?

EXPATransformation is the first non-fiction offering by historical fiction author, Michael Durham Sanford. It’s an intriguing and thought-provoking inquiry into the question of whether YOU or someone you love should become an EXPAT and leave the USA for the BEST of YOUR LIFE . It’s an entertaining and informative introduction to inspiring life lessons presented through the lens of Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address, in which the founder of Apple Computers shared three moving stories, demonstrating their transformative effect on his life: 1) Life is Short so, There’s NO TIME to Waste! 2) Connecting the Dots in our lives and how you need to simply trust & have faith that it will all work out OK . 3) Discovering what you LOVE to do and doing THAT! Michael skillfully maps Jobs’ three stories into the life lessons of his and his family’s more than century-long EXPAT experience, with numerous captivating stories about courage, faith, love, loss, death, and living life to the fullest… as if there were no tomorrow! The stories Michael shares of his and other EXPATs’ journeys demonstrate the benefits that they all realized by escaping from life’s dreaded… “same old, same old.” Michael introduces us to the many EXPAT heroes in his own life’s journey, like his grandfather Scotty Durham, his late wife Laurie, their two amazing children, and the kids’ loving, but at times hilariously pithy Aunt Jo, who saved Michael’s life, quite literally. And finally, you won’t be able to forget the straight-talking, yet wry-humored (i.e., John Wayne is dead! ) dear Dr. Klot , as well as Laurie’s not-so-dear doctor of doom, “Dr. Doogie Howser .” You’ll also be moved by the stories of two other American EXPATs whom Michael met and befriended in Vienna more than fifty years ago. The transformational experiences of Jason and Stan demonstrate how so very critical it is to put yourself into the Arena of EXPAT life if you want all the miraculous benefits that come from doing so. Their examples demonstrate why it doesn’t work to simply stay watching safely and comfortably in the stands, hoping for transformational miracles to just show up. Michael says from the get-go that this is NOT so much a “how-to” book but rather is more of an “if-to” look at what aspects of human nature call out to a person to take the giant leap forward and leave the country of his/her birth, finding new adventures, opportunities, success, fulfillment, and love along their own personal EXPAT journey. Michael reminds us that all journeys of a thousand leagues begin with that ever-important and sometimes quite challenging first step . And as he explains from the outset, even if embracing the EXPAT life doesn’t seem to be for YOU , perhaps it could be EXACTLY the thing for someone you love!