Heather Shreve, a naive American student, struggles against the odds to see Africa, but when she arrives and gets caught up in the illegal ivory trade and jailed, she ends up seeing so much more, including herself. Life is about perspective and this book dishes out a mega dose of it Inside each of us is a special beauty and music, waiting to be set free. .. a power within us that comes from following our own path, being original: WHO ARE YOU? WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR? HOW FAR WILL YOU GO? Based on a true story, Caught On The Equator is about the amazing, and sometimes dangerous, trek through East Africa in 1983, seen through the eyes of a nineteen-year old. Authentic, moving, and beautifully written, this story shows us that BECOMING who you were meant to be is the essence of life. On a raw and exotic journey, go deep and discover alongside Heather the unexpected gifts that lay within. See a country filled with savage beauty but also harboring a savage business- IVORY Find out how Heather was unknowingly caught up in both, and how venturing into a place on fire with corruption, struggling to recover from a coup in 1982, shows the reader a perspective that will change your perception of life, and maybe even YOU. "I was only nineteen and unsure; uncertain whether I would remember my sublime journey to East Africa in all her glory and detail. I took no notes, did no sketches and was without paper or brushes to record any part of my adventure. Except for a camera and my memory, I had left it all to chance. One thing is for certain- my way into E. Africa was relatively simple. My way out was not." H.P. Shreve"