… Here are some reflections from the last leg of our journey:

The Gift of Music: My father is the only one in the family who isn’t a professional musician, yet he rivals us in the number of performances he gives per year. He isn’t a performer by profession (his background is political science and sociology), but he is most definitely a performer. He always speaks about music as a gift to share with others, and he especially likes making this gift a surprise. …

I am heading towards the "end of the world" - the southern tip of South America, and specifically, Cape Horn. My parents and I hopped on a ship that will travel down the coast of Argentina and then up through Patagonia, to San Antonio, Chile. We we are excited to see and experience some of the off-the-beaten-path ports of call along the way, and have at least a taste of Patagonia. This is an area of the world I have admired ever since my parents brought home a National Geographic video when I about 11. I never expected I would get to see it! …

Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina! All is going well here - plenty of adventures while traveling but that's what it's all about, right? Amazing what a sense of humor, communicating through gestures (and Google Translate), embracing flexibility, smiling with your eyes and soul, and learning to be vulnerable (even when it's scary and you're a compulsive over-thinker/planner) can do!  …