Born to Travel
Tasha Nelson – romantic, inquisitive, charming and in need of a break from life after her husband dies – asks for a leave of absence from her teaching job. She wants to get away for six months in order to try to “put life together again.” Little does she realize the extent of what she will discover about her inner-most self during her travels.
Tasha visits some of the most exciting and amazing cities in Europe – London, Amsterdam, Paris, Venice, Verona, Rome, Salzburg. Everywhere she goes, she makes friends who influence her and lead her to important discoveries about the person hiding within. Because of them, Tasha's philosophy and understanding of life is changed forever.
BORN TO TRAVEL is a creative nonfiction – true-life adventures of the author with embellishments of stories intertwined with facts. It's a book about love, hope, and discovery. The story is meant to be an enduring journey of revelation – not only of within but also of without.
Jan Frazier of Pekin, IL Jan Frazier has been in the field of teaching for nearly forty years, first at the secondary level and currently at the university level. She travels to Europe every year, has had the honor of taking high school students abroad for fifteen years, and now has the privilege of taking Bradley University students to London during the January Interim. She has nineteen published books to her credit and continues to enjoy both teaching and writing.
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- Author will promote the book to and use the book in her university level classes at Bradley University, Peoria, IL.
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