Julie Woods: Connecting the world by dots

By Ōtepoti He Puna Auaha | Dunedin UNESCO City Of Literature | Posted: Wednesday Jan 08, 2025

Julie Woods is "connecting the world with dots" by aiming to write one million names in Braille

Dunedin resident Julie Woods is completely blind, but it seems nothing can hold her back.

While Kiwis are well known for having itchy feet and wanting to travel the world. Julie, who is known affectionately as 'That Blind Woman', is no exception. She set herself the goal of visiting 50 countries by the time she was 50.

Julie is using the experience to, in her words, connect the world by dots, with a goal of writing one million names in Braille on her journey.

Listen to the interview between Julie and Anna Thomas here