Maggie Downs

I fell in love with this book instantly. There are parts of Maggie’s journey that instantly grabbed me. A Midwestern girl with a German mother (mine once removed), a Vietnam War Vet Dad, the National Geographic Magazines and the influence they had, etc. I went to college to be an Anthropologist, but after college I followed a boy instead of my dreams of travel/ grad school. My life today is happy (different boy), but I love to read books like this where someone did what I wasn’t brave enough to do. Thank you Maggie, you gave me several days away from this pandemic and away from the suburbs to places that I too looked at in magazines with my mom and now look at with my one and only son. Such a great book!… (plus d'informations)

I fell in love with this book instantly. There are parts of Maggie’s journey that instantly grabbed me. A Midwestern girl with a German mother (mine once removed), a Vietnam War Vet Dad, the National Geographic Magazines and the influence they had, etc. I went to college to be an Anthropologist, but after college I followed a boy instead of my dreams of travel/ grad school. My life today is happy (different boy), but I love to read books like this where someone did what I wasn’t brave enough to do. Thank you Maggie, you gave me several days away from this pandemic and away from the suburbs to places that I too looked at in magazines with my mom and now look at with my one and only son. Such a great book!… (plus d'informations)

I just plain LOVED this book!!!! Maggie Downs writes SO beautifully of her incredible year long trek around the world. Yes, she is a journalist but this is such a personal book. The Epilogue was especially meaningful, coming full circle for the reader. I was in tears with her description of visiting an Elephant Rescue service to volunteer in 2010/2011---and yet here she was, with her young son and husband in 2018----at that same place as visitors. I was delighted to see that Thailand had improved so many things in the years since she was there. It's a wonderful book to read to see how much one person can change and wonder.....how many of us could DO that? She sets a wonderful example for young people.… (plus d'informations)