need. In her second memoir, The Power of Meeting and Connecting with Strangers, author Irene Sardanis captures the importance of connection and illustrates how it can be met in the most unlikely places: with strangers.

Irene has discovered that connections can be forged everywhere she goes and in unpredictable ways. Doing so has led to rich, vibrant connections she never anticipated, which she shares in these pages.

Irene also offers readers tips on how to strike up conversations and make connections in everyday as well as out-of-the-way places. Adult travelers of all genders, introverts and extroverts alike, who are curious about the people they meet and are willing to be open and adventurous will resonate with and benefit from Irene's inspiring journey and hard-won wisdom.