Stephanie Jill Hodge is Canadian living and running in New York City. She works for the United Nations on Environmental and Education related development issues. She won first place in the More Marathon New York City (2008). She won the International Bermuda Marathon (2011). She is a 7 time winner of the Queens Borough (2003-2011) and 1 time winner of the Manhattan Borough (2002) in the New York City Marathon. She owns titles to three Newfoundland Provincial Marathons (1996, 2000, 2005) and was National Marathon Champion of Botswana (1992). She ran the first Beruit Peace Marathon (2003) as an invited athlete and female motivator.
A Bildungsroman is a growing up or "coming of age" of a generally naive person who goes in search of answers to life's questions with the expectation that these will result in gaining experience of the world. Stephanie Jill Hodge goes to teach in Africa and finds herself running long distances in the bush. She grows during her journey as a rural teacher and goes on in life to help others with UN
It's a roller coaster ride of a travelogue. At 26, Hodge is weary, wondering, homesick and puzzled about love. And she really wants to find out how to get into the Okavango delta for good!