"All of us have dreams of what we'd like to accomplish in our lifetimes, but somewhere along the way we abandon our grandiose plans to pursue more practical things. Confessions of a Dream Chaser details the kind of life you can have when you decide to keep the dream but do away with the plan. At the age of ten, Sharon K. Sobotta aspired to be a talk show host, just like her heroine, Oprah Winfrey. Instead she became an international jetsetter at seventeen and went on to become a college administrator and radio reporter. Only at the age of thirty-two did Sharon decide to pursue her original childhood aspiration by auditioning for a spot to host her own show on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Sharon's account of her video audition leads readers on a singular jaunt down memory lane as she relives the pain and glory of past relationships, a summer of dancing and reporting in Indonesia, and discovering the true meaning of adaptability in the village of Yamagata, Japan. Replete with a host of zany characters Sharon encounters from Las Vegas to Kuala Lumpur, Confessions of a Dream Chaser is infused with stories from a diverse swath of people, including artists, teachers, politicians, and musicians from around the world. Amid all her missed flights and serendipitous conversations with strangers, Sharon delivers an engaging and heartwarming tale about culture, shared connections, and the importance of living your purpose. This is an inspiring account of what can happen when you keep your eye on the prize and learn to embrace life's mishaps and kooky detours as the kind of pivotal experiences that can show you what you're made of."--Cover, p.[4].