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Meet me LIVE in CHICAGO at the Travel and Adventure Show
Come hear my talk: “Are You Brave Enough? How to Make Your Dream Trip Happen” about how SCUBA diving changed my LIFE!
SAT Jan 13 11:30am and SUN Jan 14, 2023 noon at the Dive and Water Sports Pavilion
GIVEAWAY at my TALK: Must be present to WIN–
one lucky person will win a PADI e-learning class (value priceless!! $217)
BOOK SIGNING at City Lit Books Booth #715
SAT, Jan 13 at 2pm and SUN, Jan 14 at 1pm
I will be signing my award wining memoir, Brave-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty
Chicago Travel Show will be at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Hall F at 5555 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
I learned to dive in 1990 and fell madly in love with exploring the underwater world.
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THANK YOU to PADI for inviting me to speak!
In 2023, I spoke at the Travel and Adventure Show in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles and Dallas.
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