Family, love, companionship, health and safety.” Author and teacher Janice Strootman sees these human needs wherever she visits and teaches. In this memoir collection of her wide-ranging world travels, we discover how she encounters them in Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North and South America. Her warm writing style of prose, poetry, diary entries and lists draws us in; we eagerly follow her personal successes and challenges. We’re amazed as she travels to the Amazon after being ill, and at age 70 completes a challenging Alcatraz swim. We’re moved by her honesty about suffering vertigo and her concern whether she can continue important educational work. We experience her life with her.