As a young woman, globe-trotting doctor Kirsten Johnson knew she wanted her life to be adventurous and deeply meaningful. Turns out it is also awe-inspiring. Johnson has accomplished so much, it’s hard to believe she did it all in a single lifetime. Her page-turner memoir recalls childhood trauma and hardscrabble teen years working multiple jobs while trying to finish high school. She was a synchronized swimmer, Goth, and roommate with punk band Dayglo Abortions before embarking on her first international travels in Nepal and India. She may have inherited her intrepid nature from her father, David, a doctor and adventurer who died when she was only a year old. Resilience, toughness and tenacity have also served her well.
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