From Tundra to Tropics: Letters Home from a Canadian Nurse History_Gift_Guide To stay alone is to

To stay alone is to stay alive

the defeat of obscenity laws

lasting barely more than a season

and the bright pops of Kai’s red diving suit and her yellow submarine will delight young explorers and adults alike

From Tundra to Tropics: Letters Home from a Canadian Nurse History_Gift_Guide To stay alone is toWhen Lois James graduated as a nurse in 1961, she yearned to travel and experience the world. At a time when Canadian women were increasingly breaking free of social constraints, the author found work helping others in distant corners of the globe. Her experiences include flying medevac flights in the Canadian Arctic, caring for Tibetan refugee children in India and directing a nursing program in Honduras in the midst of war. This is her story.