Messina, Italy
We arrived in Messina early this morning. It is my third visit to Sicily, my first time in Messina. On my previous trips, I’d rented a car and explored the island; this was the one corner that eluded me, though I knew it would be interesting. The sun was shining brightly, and the temperature was warm, a great relief after yesterday’s deluge. Messina, perched on the northeastern tip of Sicily…
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Since leaving home for Europe alone at age seventeen, Karen Gershowitz has traveled to more than ninety countries.
In pursuit of her passion for travel, she lost and gained friends and lovers and made a radical career change. She learned courage and risk taking and succeeded at things she didn’t think she could do: She climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. She visited remote areas of Indonesia on her own and became a translator, though only fluent in English.
Karen is the author of Travel Mania: Stories of Wanderlust. Her example will inspire armchair travelers to become explorers and embolden everyone to be more courageous.
Karen lives in New York City.
