This funny and tender book combines three of Alice Steinbach’s
greatest passions: learning, traveling, and writing. After
chronicling her European journey of self-discovery in Without
Reservations, this Pulitzer Prize—winning columnist for the
Baltimore Sun quit her job and left home again. This time she
roamed the world, taking lessons and courses in such things as
French cooking in Paris, Border collie training in Scotland,
traditional Japanese arts in Kyoto, and architecture and art in
Havana. With warmth and wit, Steinbach guides us through the
pleasures and perils of discovering how to be a student again. She
also learns the true value of this second chance at educating
herself: the opportunity to connect with and learn from the people
she meets along the way.