Barbara Nugent, born and educated in England, has taught on four continents. In this autobiographical account, she shares her experiences of traveling with her husband in foreign lands, of meeting amazing people and becoming engrossed in their extraordinary cultures. On the dark side, she recounts the grim kidnapping of their daughter, Rachel. Years later, the family endures the trauma of an emergency evacuation from a war zone. Yet throughout, the author weaves delightful anecdotes about rearing four children and of their successes and failures in sports and life.