Diann Schindler served 25 years in higher education, first as an instructor of writing and ultimately college president. When she retired, she dabbled in tennis, music, and writing. Yet, her dream was to travel and write books. In 2015, her fantasy was realized.
She sold her house, her car, and all her possessions, save her tennis racket and Taylor guitar, and began her odyssey in Portugal. Four years later, Diann had explored 46 countries in 5 continents.
With world as her muse, this solo nomad wrote her first novel, “Just A Girl” and it sold very well. It was ranked “sixth best coming-of-age fiction in 2107” by Amazon.
Her friends, in American and abroad, urged her to write
her nonfiction book, “The Essential Guide to a Life of Travel: the ABC’s International Travel.”
Her third book, “Claim Denied”, an electrifying international cyber-espionage thriller, emerged from her experiences as a higher educational consultant at an American university in Kosovo. Publication is early winter, 2021.
Diann's podcasts are fun, informative, and lively, focusing on her travels; personal experiences, challenges, and reflections; writing tips; and love stories, fictional, of course.
For now, Amelia Island, Florida is her home. When she isn’t writing, podcasting, biking, or swimming, Diann is drinking wine with friends.
You can reach her through her website, DiannAbroad, or at diann@DiannAbroad.com. She would love to hear from you!
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Diann
Jan 16, 2020
Do you know the benefits to walking? Simple walking is incredibly beneficial to your health.
Diann talks about how walking alleviated her muscle stiffness and pain when she walked over 98 miles in 8 days in Paris. Now, she's walking, biking, and exercising on Amelia Island, Florida.
She references her podcast Bike Episode. You can hear it here: "The Answer to Aging: Check Your Tires"
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Music for this episode:
MIRACLE - Dream Machine
GOLDEN MEMORIES Vadim Derepa
SMILE Gabriel
RUSSIAN SOAP OPERA Ilya Truhanov
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