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In 1980, Gwen K.
Vroomen quit her monotonous job in Dearborn, Michigan, went to the corner bar, andon the bartenders urgingthrew a dart at a world map tacked on the wall.
She had never heard of Goa, India, but knew immediately she needed to go.
Three months later she was celebrating Hindu New Year at a tea garden high in the hills of Kerala, fireworks exploding below.
She wrote of that night: I was resuscitated by color, redeemed by the vibrant unknown.
Her self-proclaimed Journey out of darkness, dotted with unforgettable accounts of night markets, river floats, and harrowing moped rides, inspired a generation of young Americans eager to buck the drudgery of ordinary life.
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