Penang to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Last night around 10:30 pm the first explosion cracked the air, so close to my hotel that I instinctively sat upright in bed. Then another. And another. Fireworks ricocheted between buildings for more than an hour, assuring I wouldn’t Sleep. I assume they were in honor of Chinese New Year, though I never confirmed it. I began my final day slightly bleary eyed, fortified by multiple cups of coffee.
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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.
