Reflections on life's changing trajectory—professional transitions, moving between countries, cultural adaptation, and social integration.
In 1975 I fulfilled an adolescent dream of working my way to Europe on board a commercial ship. It was undeniably an adventure, but it wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea ...
Did you know that in 1939 there were two Thanksgiving Days? That year there were five Thursdays in November, making the last one fall on November 30. This caused merchants to worry about diminished h…