The author traveled to so many places that I want to visit. She left her "normal" life at the age of 47 and traveled the world. Who doesn't dream about doing that? I have so many countries that I want to visit but responsibilities to my family seem to get in the way every time. I liked hearing that she took off to travel the world. I liked that she made an effort to participate in the everyday life of each place she lived in. She didn't stay in hotels and remain a tourist. However, she also pushed herself into people's lives and justified it by saying they are kind and wanted to feed and house her and she repaid them by teaching them English and giving them a children's book that she wrote. She makes a big point (continuously) about not wanting to eat alone, which really surprised me, considering she was traveling alone. She makes a big point of mentioning that every place she travels to has a family who considers her to be a part of the community and to be part of their family. She repeats this as a mantra. It is almost like she is convincing herself or trying to convince the reader that she is loved everywhere. I didn't like the portions of the book that tried to convince us that she is an amazing person. I did enjoy hearing about the travels and the food. She was able to pull this off because she was already a children's book author, so she could continue this work and still make an income. She was able to live a life she really wanted which was amazing.