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Rachel Friedman has always been the consummate good girl who does well in school and plays it safe, so the college grad surprises no one more than herself when, on a whim (and in an effort to escape impending life decisions), she buys a ticket to Ireland, a place she has never visited. There she forms an unlikely bond with a free-spirited Australian girl, a born adventurer who spurs Rachel on to a yearlong odyssey that takes her to three continents, fills her life with newfound friends, and gives birth to a previously unrealized passion for adventure. As her journey takes her to Australia and South America, Rachel discovers and embraces her love of travel and unlocks more truths about herself than she ever realized she was seeking. Along the way, the erstwhile good girl finally learns to do something she’s never done before: simply live for the moment.
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I felt I enjoyed this more as just a memoir than as a travel memoir, as it didn't really incite the passion of travel I initially read it expecting. I did really identify with Rachel as a person, though, and felt a certain understanding at what she went through and the conclusions she came to about herself and about her life, which held more meaning to me that the actual travel aspect of her story. So it wasn't a total miss for me on the whole, I did enjoy Rachel's internal journey, but was hoping for something more that would be about the places she travelled to and about travel in general, so I didn't love it because of that aspect. I think it's still a good read if your looking for a story that encourages you to step out of your comfort zone, find your own path in life and to to do it in a way that suits you and no one else.