Joan was born in Denver, Colorado, USA in 1960. She was the seventh of eight kids in a big ol' Catholic family. In 1982, Joan got married and graduated from the University of Colorado in Engineering. Her kids grew up in Niwot, a small town outside of Boulder, Colorado.
Extended travel has been a continuing factor in Joan's life. Bicycling and camping for six months in Australia and New Zealand in 1985 with her husband pre-kids gave her a taste of the liberating power of travel.
In 1995, when their kids were
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