A female college English professor and former newspaper editor undertakes a journey around the world at the invitation of sponsors from her hometown. The local university and newspaper with which she is associated assign the educator/writer to travel around the globe in 80 days, reporting on world events such as the recent uprisings in China, the historic fall of the Berlin wall, and Desert Storm, the current war in the Middle East. Her articles told the stories from abroad; this book reveals the personal side of the journey.