My nana was born in Adelaide, Australia, and grew up in Melbourne. She met my paw-paw when he was on R&R during WWII. They got married and she left everything behind and moved to Virginia! It’s a crazy story! I so wish she was here to tell me about it. She passed away when I was in middle school. I still have three second cousins and two third cousins in Australia (my only cousins!).

So you can imagine my surprise and excitement when an Australian news outlet based in Melbourne reached out to talk to me about Memory Lane Jane. It was so much fun! Watch the interview here

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