Twenty-two and a World War II widow, Dorothy Estermann resolved to build a new life.
This book is memorable not only for the sheer number of places Dorothy visited, but also for her courage--few women of her time would have taken this path and pursued it with such enthusiasm..
It is the story of an independent woman who followed her heart and never looked back; whose adventurous spirit sought and found a rich and full life.
Dorothy describes her travels in An Adventure Called Life .
During their 46 years together, Dorothy and her husband, John, lived mostly in Switzerland, and traveled through Europe, the U.
S., Mexico and Asia.
From then on, travel was a way of life.
Soon she met a tour guide and married.
Young and abroad, Dorothy explored Europe on weekends and during vacations.
Then, in 1950, Dorothy accepted a job in Germany with the Army of Occupation.
In 1948, she took the big step of leaving her hometown of Chicago and moving to Los Angeles, California.
She traveled to New York and revisited Mexico.
In the years that followed, Dorothy explored the western U.
S., Canada, and the Caribbean.
It was Dorothy\'s first trip outside the U.
S., and as it would turn out, the beginning of a lifetime of travel and adventure.
Joining a tour group that was traveling to Mexico seemed like a good start.
It was 1944 and she was working as a secretary for the Commonwealth Edison Company.
Twenty-two and a World War II widow, Dorothy Estermann resolved to build a new life
