Prelude to Tomorrow

On the surface, "Prelude to Tomorrow" is atravel memoir, a reflection upon Paul Hudson'strips around the world during summer breaksfrom college. But he quickly reveals a deeperfocus, not just on America, Africa, and Europe, but on friendship, youth, and the search forone's identity and path in life.

Hudson guides us through his rewardingadventures: road-tripping with three lifelongfriends across the United States, from Georgiato Utah; working on a cattle ranch in Montana;admiring the spectacular animal kingdom nativeto the plains of Kenya; studying at the Universityof Innsbruck in Austria; and carousing with hiscollege band at Lake Tahoe.

A vivid and vibrant travel memoir, "Prelude toTomorrow" reminds us that our experiences fromthe past are not just snapshots of a distanttime-they are the very foundation for whowe will become.