316. From adoption to foster care, to going to college at age 16, to being an internationally known author, to meeting all of her Facebook friends face-to-face on 5 continents, Arlyn Presser will light up your heart and intellect on this amazing podcast.

<p>In 2010 Arlyn Pressler began a project called <em>The Face to Facebook Project</em> in which she pledged that she would meet and spend time with each of her 325 friends on <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook">Facebook</a> during 2011. She maintained a blog and traveled to various different countries and cities, managing to establish contact with 290 of her Facebook friends on 5 continents.</p> <p>She is also an <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_people">American</a> writer and former attorney, known for writing under the name Vivian Leiber. She initially wrote for confessional magazines such as <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Story_(magazine)"><em>True Story</em></a> while still working within the legal field. Presser later left her practice and began writing romance novels, regional histories, and plays.</p> <p> </p>