Home is Where the Plane Lands: The Young Adventurer's Interactive Guide to Living Abroad

For any young person with dreams of seeing the world, 'Home is Where the Plane Lands' offers a practical guide for planning an adventure overseas. With chapters on taking a gap year, studying abroad, avoiding scams, budgeting, and even dating, author Alanna Staton takes readers through all of the steps needed to make a well-informed decision about leaving home for a life of exploration in a new country. Each chapter offers insightful questions for the reader to consider, doubling as a journal and a comprehensive how-to guide. Also included are stories from people who decided to change their lives forever by living overseas while they were young. One chapter highlights the author’s interview with a young man who was lost in the Amazon with his friend for 6 days with little food or water. His compelling story was also featured on 'Oprah' and Discovery Channel’s 'I Shouldn’t Be Alive'. 'Home is Where the Plane Lands' allows readers to dream big by offering sound advice from the author’s own experience living in Africa and the Middle East.