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Where Determination Meets the Horizon

Iowa women's basketball game taking place in a stadium full of fans

Kent and I have enjoyed following the University of Iowa Hawkeye women’s basketball team for the last seven years. It has been fun living in Iowa City and witnessing the spectacular rise of Caitlin Clark and women's basketball. To me, their journey represents the potential of young women pursuing their passions. It’s exhilarating to envision a world where such pursuits are not just dreams but tangible realities! It feels like this is the world we are creating now.

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“Sailing Alone Around the World” by Joshua Slocum

Joshua Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone, and he wrote a memoir about his journey called Sailing Alone Around the World. The memoir was published in 1900 and became an international best-seller. Slocum completed his three-year solo circumnavigation in 1898 sailing his 37-foot sloop, the Spray, for more than 46,000 …

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Sailing Yacht Florence

A British couple, Matt and Amy, set off in 2016 to sail around the world on their 37 foot monohull, Florence. Their entire journey is documented on YouTube. In their lastest videos, after seven years at sea, having completed a full circumnavigation, they share their homecoming. They land exactly where they started in Coverack in southern England, where they're greeted by familiar landscapes, fans, friends, and family.

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