pstrongGrab a microphone and turn up the volume.strongppMoving from Hawai'i to Fresno in seventh grade changed Adrienne Robillard's view of the world, herself, and her future. Being a new kid in a new school meant hours of time alone spent listening to cassette tapes and college radio, learning to play the guitar, and writing stories and lyrics. Joining a garage band in high school gave her a sense of belonging she'd never realized possible as she wrote songs with strangers who became treasured friends-one of whom she ended up marrying. emMaps and Tapesem follows Robillard from San Francisco to the UK, criss-crossing the US and Europe, feeling at home in a van on both sides of the road.ppIn Fresno, I went from having friends and blending in to being a loner who kept getting asked, 'What are you' because I was one of a few half-Asian students at Ahwahnee Middle School, she recalls. With my headphones on, I could ignore uncomfortable questions. Later, music became her primary creative ou