In 1975, an ordinary young woman embarked alone with a backpack on an extraordinary journey around the world.
All her experiences-both personal and professional-reshaped her pers.
She mistook bullets for hummingbirds, smelled her first whiff of tear gas, and lived without the comforts of her American home.
Her love for this man grew into love for a country, its people, and the African continent.
Her travels were interrupted when she reached Sudan and fell in love with a spirited Belgian pilot.
In 1975, an ordinary young woman embarked alone with a backpack on an extraordinary journey around the world