I don’t know if it was all the planning and preparation . . .

or the fact that I am traveling with my family . . .

or the positive experiences we’ve had of people and places . . .

But I have felt at home everywhere I’ve gone.

When I was a child growing up on the east coast of Florida, I would often stand on the beach and look out to the horizon and wonder about people on the other shore.

Were they looking back at me?

It’s been good to explore these other shores.