4/26/2020 THROUGH DUST AND DREAMS By Roxana Valea

Print Length: 427 pages
Publisher: RV Publications (December 12, 2014)
Publication Date: December 12, 2014

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At a crossroads in her life, Roxana decides to take a ten-day safari trip to Africa. In Namibia, she meets a local guide who talks about "the courage to become who you are" and tells her that "the world belongs to those who dream."


Her holiday over, Roxana still carries the spell of his words within her soul. Six months later she quits her job and searches for a way to fulfill an old dream: crossing Africa from north to south. Teaming up with Richard and Peter, two total strangers she meets over the Internet, Roxana starts a journey that will take her and her companions from Morocco to Namibia, crossing desserts and war-torn countries and surviving threats from corrupt officials and tensions within their own group.


Through Dust and Dreams is the story of their journey: a story of courage and friendship, of daring to ask questions and search for answers, and of self-discovery on a long, dusty road south.


THOUGHTS/REVIEW:


I enjoyed this amazing memoir by Author Roxana Valea as she takes us to her travels though her stories of an African Adventure. This was a fun read that started as a 10 day Safari trip to Africa in April 2002 in Namibia where an encounter with a local guide led Valea to quite her job and fulfill a dream six months later on a journey from Morocco through Namibia. Valea did this while teaming up with new friends, Richard and Peter, crossing war torn countries and braving this new adventure not without taking risks in search for new adventures and self-discovery.


I felt while reading this book, that I was part of this adventure through the dusty and hot Sahara desert, traveling along the Congo River, and all over the African continent.


AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT:

Born in Romania, Roxana Valea lived in Italy and Switzerland before settling in London, where she currently works as a freelancer in management consulting. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Bucharest and an MBA from SDA Bocconi, Italy. She has worked in various fields, from advertising to a translation agency that she founded herself. At the age of 28, she took a career break and spent eight months on a voyage across Africa.