Hi, can you please help me? CHRISTINA DODWELL
Christina Dodwell was born on February 1st, 1951 in Nigeria, Africa. Then, when she was six, her family moved to London, England. She first worked as an Interior Designer. In 1975, at the age of 24, Christina went on vacation to Africa with her friend Lesley Jamieson . Then two men stole the jeep, leaving them stranded in the wild. They had to walk until they found two wild horses to use to get around.
After a week, they found a village and the villagers gave them food. Lesley decided to go back home, but Christina stayed for three years because she found out she loved exploring and she loved the people there. She travelled by horse, camel, elephant and zebra. She spent seven weeks paddling down the Congo River in a dug-out canoe. After completing a 20,000-mile journey in Africa, Christina went back to England. She got bored of normal life and went to explore many other places such as Turkey, Papua New Guinea, China, Greece and others. She had many exciting adventures such as being arrested as a spy, learning African skills, being thrown off a horse, sunk into a swamp and much more. She wrote many books about her travels. She now lives on a farm in Monmouth shire, England but still travels and much of her time is spent in Africa. In 1995, she founded a charity called The Dodwell Trust to help the people of Madagascar. When I first started my report, it was on several women, then after I read more about Christina's interesting life; I decided to focus on her. She has inspired people with her books, films and her documentaries for T. V. and radio, as well as her charity work in Madagascar. The lesson that we can learn from her life story is that 'something good can come from something bad'.

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