I was four and a half years old when my family moved from St. Louis, Missouri, to Puerto Rico. One of my earliest memories is the frustration of not being able to play with the kids in the neighborhood because I couldn’t understand them. Within six months, I was fine. I was out there explaining…
Category: philosophy
THE CHINCHORRERAS GIFT
I was a senior in high school in January 1961 when John F. Kennedy gave his inaugural speech that included the phrase, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” Those words resonated with me. That same year, and in the same spirit, Kennedy established the…
Conceive, Believe, Achieve
I don’t have any tattoos. At 77 years old it’s taken me until recently to think of anything I would want to be painted on my skin for the rest of my life. I have identified two things that have been pivotal in my life. That title above is one of them. When I was…
How my father influenced my travels
With Father’s day coming up, I began thinking about my father and how his life influenced my passion for travel. Growing up I heard all these stories over and over. As a Father’s Day “homage” I will retell some of them here. Morgan Livemore Knight was born in 1918. Together with his twin brother they…
Borders Are Just Lines Drawn on Paper
I was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Before I started kindergarten my family moved to Puerto Rico, where I grew up. I have lived in 6 different countries for at least a year and traveled to another 36. One thing I’ve learned in these travels is that basically we are all the same. No matter…