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We haven’t been all over the world, but we’ve been in places I’d only heard about — places as beautiful and inviting as we hoped. What has struck me most is how similar we all are. A group of teenage boys pushing and joking; two girls laughing over something on a phone; an elderly couple walking hand‑in‑hand; a businessman striding with purpose; a young woman running for the train. I could see these people in any city of my life. Whatever the language, skin shade, or country

In our time away I’ve rediscovered the quiet gift of stumbling upon. It’s such a simple grace when you admit you don’t know and stay open to whatever appears. You stand at a crossroads, look down a street, and say, “That looks interesting,” and off you go. Or you notice two promising directions and tell yourself, “We’ll come back to that one,” even though you know you might not. Sometimes the first path captures you so completely that you never return to the second. Your feet

Finding peace seems to be one of the fundamental goals of humanity. Whether it is at the end of the day or as a way of life people seek peace. Some do it by closing down in their home, or reading a good book, listening to music, writing their thoughts in a journal. Some seek it by fighting against something – stopping war, hunger, disease, poverty. Some do it through exertion – working out in a gym, or joining a game, or challenging themselves with puzzles. Some do it in a pu

One of the added enjoyments of beginning retirement with an adventure is the number of friends and family who have come to join us here. Their visits have brought a kind of doubled joy — the sharing of experiences as well as the chance to show them the “why.” Why we’re loving this area, this country, this time of life. Why the experience of different has settled so deeply into us. And people get it. They walk into the difference with us, and something in them relaxes. At leas