Learning to Fly: A Journey Through Cambodia and Life

April Glaser had a seemingly perfect life; one of financial security, education, social status, and physical beauty. By age thirteen she began a successful career in modeling, at seventeen she became a professional cheerleader for the Denver Broncos and by twenty-one she received her BA from the University of Colorado at Boulder. April lived a life that many people dream about. She had everything anyone could hope for. Until one day, she simply walked away from it all in order to see what else existed in the world. She put all of her belongings in storage, packed up one single suitcase, said good-bye to friends and family, and set off to Asia. April traveled solo for a half a year, during which time she met people, saw sights and experienced things that she never imagined possible. Learning to Fly is about the month April spent in Cambodia volunteering at an orphanage, where for the first time in her life she was faced with unhindered poverty, injustice, disease and human suffering. With complete honesty and uncensored humility, this compelling true story sheds light on the way life is lived on the opposite side of the world. It allows the reader to acknowledge the truth of another culture and to welcome in a different perspective on life.