Dancing with Whales: A Book of Encounters

We become ourselves through life's encounters: this is the premise of Dancing with Whales, a memoir in fifty-five episodes. The title essay tells how, at age 16, Betsy Burr met a pod of California gray whales surging onto a lonely beach, and danced among them. Over time she learned that rich encounters are everywhere, if we're open to possibilities. Come adventuring with her and see