But really I haven't been anywhere in years - except for yearly trips to Georgia. It's expensive so we need lots of time to plan and save. We're also talking about a trip to Europe - either the Netherlands or Italy in two years - with my entire family (Hoping my parents will pay for where we stay). I haven't been to the West Coast and we have good friends who just relocated. I'm hoping to go to Seattle next year and maybe Vancouver on the same trip. Lauren Love is not a triangle Septemat 3:01 PM I also spent a few nights in the rainforest and saw some Mayan ruins. But my volunteer experience enable me to get to know the community a bit. My trip was not quite the unfettered experience that Bria and Rowan's was.

I went to Central America as part of a missions trip to help build a school. Although the circumstances that brought me there were a bit different than Bria's. I actually was in Belize the summer after high school - when I was 18. I LOVE when I'm able to connect to a book on such a personal level.īecause Wanderlove brought it out of me, I'm going to do some reminiscing about my own traveling experience (you can skip ahead if this bores you). This book made me remember when all these things were true for me. To be 18 again and able to pick up and goĪnywhere. I can't remember when a book last made me feel such longing for a different time in my life. When it draws out my emotions and memories. How much can you trust another person when they won't share their past?Īnd can Bria re-discover part of herself that she thought she'd lost?

Is it possible to move forward without ever looking back? Bria then makes the possibly crazy decision to ditch her group to travel with them.Īlthough Bria and Rowan seem very different at first, they're both seeking a way to escape their past. While regretting her choice for global adventure, Bria meets Rowan, an experienced backpacker and dive instructor, and his humanitarian sister Starling. But she actually ends up in a group filled with middle-aged tourists.

In Wanderlove we meet Bria Sandoval, a recent high school graduate who wants to get away from her life (including an ex-boyfriend and the looming future of college), rediscover her love for art, and do something independent and exciting for once. She signs up for a guided tour of Central America, which is supposed to be filled with beautiful people her age.

Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard