Molly Anderson ’04 with her cousin, Jonathan Anderson, at a palace in Rajasthan, India

When some people seek adventure, they strap on a parachute and jump out of an airplane. Or they might rent a motor home and spend the summer exploring the American West.

Molly Anderson ’04 sees adventure through a different prism. She took a year and a half to visit 40 countries in some of the most politically incendiary parts of the world.

Throughout her explorations, Anderson chose not to ride on a tour bus, stay in modern hotels or stick to the main roads and byways.

She sought adventure in villages of primitive huts, heard the banter and haggling at back-road border crossings and took in the myriad aromas of the open markets. She wanted to feel the warmth of a wood fire, the chill of mountain air at night and the sting of wind-whipped desert sand.

Women in Rajasthan	Children gather water from a well in Mali	Market day in the old cityof Kabul