The Life of Mother Britt
Mother Britt's route
Although traveling in those days was extremely difficult, it enabled Mother Britt to come into contact with, and learn about, the cultures of different countries. Surely these experiences would have broadened her approach to international Sacred Heart education.
During World War II, when countries became enemies due to the outbreak of war, ships known as “exchange ships” were used to repatriate diplomats and civilians living abroad. This map shows the route taken by the second Japan-U.S.A. exchange ship in 1943. The exchange ship from Japan, the Teia Maru, departed from Yokohama Port and visited several countries and regions in Asia to pick up detained American citizens. It then sailed to Goa, a Portuguese colony in India. Meanwhile, the Gripsholm, sailing from the U.S.A., stopped in various Latin American countries to collect Japanese residents and also made its way to Goa. (for exchange.)
