North Korea

May 22, 2019 | Uncategorized

In 2019, I traveled hundreds of miles along the very porous border between China and North Korean to see what life is like for most North Koreans. Here is the reality of rural living conditions for most in North Korea: North Koreans work the fields and live on...
Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

May 21, 2019 | Travels

6 summers of volunteering at Outreach 360 in Monte Cristi, near the Haitian border Outreach360 has been working in Latin America since 1994, and our family began volunteering in 2013 through 2018 in the Dominican Republic.  Outreach is such a wonderful program that...
Cuba

Cuba

May 21, 2019 | Travels, Uncategorized

In 2017, went to Cuba with my son Kenan! We had such a blast traveling to this quirky and cool destination. Here was our itinerary with Cuba Adventures Travel: Day One: Took a private walking tour of Old Havana with our guide. Checked out the art, architecture,...

Hungary

May 19, 2019 | Travels

Went to Hungary with my father in 1997, as part of a 12 day GATE 1 tour through Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, and Hungary, and also visited this lovely city in 2009 with my MBA classmates from the University of Tennessee. Dad and me in 1997 from high up on...

Kosovo

May 18, 2019 | Travels

Beautiful mountain vistas in Kosovo Downtown Prizren in Kosovo In 2015, we drove through much of Kosovo and overnighted in Prizren, a quaint and attractive historic city located on the banks of the Bistrica river, and on the slopes of the Šar Mountains in the southern...