In her first published book, Carolina Esguerra Colborn chronicles over four years’ worth of travel with her husband, Bill, throughout the United States, and parts of Canada and Mexico. Carolina: Cruising to an American Dream is a travel book, a fitting ode to the RV lifestyle – a lifestyle that few people dare to lead, and a pipe dream for many Americans.
Friends will remember Carol as the high-flying Filipina executive who held top posts in the Philippine business and academic scene before she relocated to the Land of Uncle Sam. She was President/CEO of BayanTrade, Managing Director of SAP Philippines, Deputy Commissioner of the BIR, General Manager of MegaLink, Vice-President of DAP, and was once a Senior Project Manager of Andersen Consulting and Marketing Manager of the Institute of Advanced Computer Technology.
Her new calling card now reads: Carolina Esguerra Colborn. Wanderer. Writer. Wife.
Carolina: Cruising to an American Dream is also a telling of the author’s inner journey. While vicariously navigating from one fascinating place to another, picking up interesting facts about America’s noble past and exciting prospects, readers get a glimpse of how the Colborns transitioned from the driven life to the more laid-back RVing mode. The subplot involving the ups and downs of an interracial marriage seamlessly weaves itself into the chapters and makes this a travel book like no other.
“The American Dream” has always been regarded in light of materialistic ideals. Fame and fortune as payback for hard work. America as a place of bountiful opportunities. In Carolina: Cruising, the author presents yet other facets of that dream that she, herself, achieved — finding a fulfilling and loving relationship in this country and embracing American values without cutting her Filipino roots.
The book may now be ordered from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Carolina-Cruising-American-Esguerra-Colborn/dp/1491763000/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430855883&sr=8-1&keywords=Carolina%3A+Cruising+to+an+American+Dream
iUniverse Bookstore: http://bookstore.iuniverse.com/Products/SKU-000922225/Carolina.aspx
and Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/carolina-cruising-to-an-american-dream?store=allproducts&keyword=carolina%3A+cruising+to+an+american+dream
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“You must give everything to make your life
as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination.”
Salt & Pepper 
Thanks Chit, for taking the journey with me. As usual, a well-written article. You should have written my back cover copy!