This true story finds the author travelling to Europe instead of attending university with her high school friends. This book is set in 1969, when she was 19 years old.

Adventure, excitement, disappointment and a true dose of reality await her. She soon learns she must be self-reliant, and true to herself above all else. Her travels lead her to London, England, where she lives and works for the better part of a year. Despite numerous setbacks and unexpected happenings, she survives it all—a difficult achievement whilst alone. She loves London and all it has to offer. Then, of course, there is this one guy.