When Jo Found Herself
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At 28 years old, Jo is stuck in a dead-end job with an imagination and dreams that weren't made for pleasing her family or corporate America. After meeting with her boss who gives her the weekend to decide the next steps, Jo contemplates the best route and decides to take the road she never thought she'd travel down. For the first time in her life, she's doing what she dreamed about as a child and getting out of the toxic environment she grew up in. Taking the plunge, she travels to Europe, ready to find the person she was always meant to be.
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