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A Guide to Finding Happiness

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The famous Italian novelist Umberto Eco once said a particular phrase that got stuck in my mind. "Most people wait all week for Friday, all year - for the summer, and their whole lifes to be happy."
And I wondered - "Do I really want to be one of those people who just... wait?"
The answer was quick and undeniable... 

No!

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

After graduating college, Jo Baker decides to go on a trip in search of something that was missing her whole life - happiness... and perhaps a few other things. 
Will she recognize it even when it hits her in the face or will she get scared and run away? 

Or maybe after all, being genuinely happy isn't that simple...All Rights Reserved

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