Reading Without Reservations by Alice Steinbach

For my memoir, I chose Without Reservations by Alice Steinbach. On the cover, it explains that is "The Travels of an Independent Women," and it is that and so much more. Steinbach explains that she always was an independent women, however, she often lived and defined herself by what other people wanted or expected of her. She finally decides to travel the world in hopes of finding out who she really is, a time in her life that she called, "The Year of Living Dangerously." She decides to travel to Paris, Oxford, and Milan for a year and finds something different in each country. I chose this book because I have always wanted to travel and it looked very interesting. I can relate to Steinbach because I often try to please other people, yet I am independent at the same time; I wanted to read about how she dealt with those two qualities and if she made peace with herself. I can't exactly relate to the author's story because I have not yet traveled the world, but hopefully one day I can.