Jana Duggar has a reputation as a homebody.
At 33, Jana still lives on her parents’ estate, having famously decided to forgo family tradition No marrying young and starting a family of their own, as all her sisters have done by now.
Jana rarely travels, possibly due to the fact that the Duggar women are forced to follow strict rules when away from home, and she probably prefers not to suffer the shame of flying with a chaperone. Will do
She made an exception this week, though, when she surprised fans by joining her brother James Duggar on a trek across Europe.
Yep, as we previously reported, James Duggar, 21, made a surprise trip to London this week, and he documented the occasion for his YouTube channel.
Now, it looks like Jana has joined her little brother on the second leg of his journey, taking the Arkansas native to the capital of the ancient world.
Fans were shocked by Jana’s boldness in traveling, and many openly fantasized about a future in which she never returned to her oppressive home.
According to the UK tabloid, one Reddit commenter wrote, “If I’d known I wouldn’t have gotten on the plane home.” Sun,
“Okay, Jana didn’t have to stay on my bingo card for this year for more than the Visa Waiver Program, but sure, why not? Could be exciting!” added a second.
“I will fully support a go fund me to keep Jana in Italy!” The third called.
Duggar has been strangely candid about her desire for young women to physically isolate and cut off from society.
This troubling trend came to a head in 2013, when a teen Jinger Duggar said she might one day like to live in New York City, and her mother responded by publicly squashing her dream.
“Ginger didn’t mean she wanted to move to New York City. She meant she wanted to live close to a city. We’re talking near a city, but not New York City,” Michelle told Radar Online told.
“Ginger meant that she wanted to live 15 minutes from Walmart. We live far out of town on 20 acres, but Ginger wants to be close to town so she doesn’t have to drive that far to shop, “He continued.
At the time, Josh Duggar was living in Washington, D.C., which was perfectly fine by his parents, as men can take care of themselves.
“Ginger would love to spend time in Washington with her brother and all of her kids,” Michelle said.
“New York City is far above what we would ever consider a city to which he should move!”
These days, Josh is serving a 151-month sentence for child pornography, and Ginger is a bestselling author who lives in LA with her husband and two kids.
Hopefully, Jana will consider these two paths when planning her future.