In 1985, at the age of 26, Graham Burgess started work as an Expedition Leader for an adventure travel company. Beginning his two years in Africa idealistic, wide-eyed and somewhat naïve, he traced his adventures in long letters home. These two years were to prove to be a period of fundamental change and maturing outlook as romantic idealism met the 'real world'. This transition becomes readily apparent as the series of twenty - frequently humorous - letters progresses. Indeed, the outcome is not cynical, but is ultimately thoughtful and reflective. This is not so much a book about Africa as one that hopes to lead the reader through the rites of passage offered by travel, adventure and responsibility to a more mature, more penetrating, and less dogmatic view of the world beyond.