Joan's Life

Evacuated by Naval gunboat as the Japanese Imperial Army swept into Shanghai, sailing from England on the last ship before Nazi submarines began unrestricted maritime warfare, Joan's travel adventures began before she was 15 years old. In her own words Joan covers her journey and adventures from her quasi-Victorian childhood in San Diego through her lifetime of travels across the United States and around the world. Enjoy the curious, open mind she brings to every strange new encounter as she nurtures the great friendships of a life long and full, becoming her own woman in her own world.