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Sunrise…Sunset…
June 4, 2025 We experienced some amazing sunrises and sunsets during our journey. I’ve been saving them so that you might enjoy them all at once. Sunrises Sunsets And Some Incredible Rainbows Thanks for traveling with us.
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Watercolors….
June 5, 2025 Chongae likes to draw and watercolor, so she decided to memorialize our journey by creating some artwork. Here’s a sample of some of her work. Thirdmill Update: Formations Bible College partners with Thirdmill to support the college’s curriculum. We were hoping to meet the senior class when we were in the Boston
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Some final thoughts…
June 5, 2025 There is something about extremes isn’t there? Tallest, deepest, furthest. If it gets a superlative attached someone has probably already attempted it or is planning to. We humans have always had a thing for the end of the earth. The North Pole, The South Pole, the mystical places of this earth. This
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Some Final Thoughts…Part 2
June 6, 2025 Yesterday, in one of the comments to this blog I was asked for my thoughts of the world’s political situation from my view of looking from the outside in. Here is my reply. First, I think if you connect the dots historically you will see that political dynamics have not changed much
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Medellin, Colombia…
August 24, 2025 We love Medellin. We have been here many times. It is a beautiful city. Like many cities around the world wealth is the main symbol of social stratification and that is evident in Medellin. Medellín is divided into six social and economic strata based on income levels: This disparity in income has been further
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Seoul, South Korea…
September 30, 2025 We have spent the last month in Seoul, South Korea. With an almost nineteen-hour flight from Orlando (with a stopover in Detroit, Michigan) we planned to spend some time here. With our departure planned for October 8th, it was time to share with you some of my observations. One cannot come to
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Seoul, South Korea…Part 2
October 4, 2025 This is the sign on the wall of the apartment where we are staying in Seoul, South Korea. A constant reminder that your environment is shaped by how you feel. Seoul is a megacity…and a busy one. Seoul is the largest city proper in the developed world. Seoul’s population density is almost twice
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South Korea, Some Final Thoughts…
Sunday, October 5, 2025 3:15 p.m. As I prepare to leave South Korea in a few days I wanted to take the time to share some final observations and recommendations with you in the event that you ever plan a visit to this beautiful and unique country. I hope you find them useful. Bowing Is
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Planting some seeds, again….
October 27, 2025 “The ordinary human being does not live long enough to draw any substantial benefit from his own experience. And no one, it seems, can benefit by the experience of others. Being both a father and a teacher, I know we can teach our children nothing…each must learn its lessons anew.” Albert Einstein,
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Civitavecchia, Italy…
October 29, 2025 You may be wondering why Chongae and I are in Italy after just recently returning from 5 weeks in Seoul, South Korea. Our trip to Seoul was well deserved as Chongae got to visit with her family who all still live in South Korea. As I shared in previous blogs, the best
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Ever dream of getting on a ship and sailing around the world? Tom & Chongae did! Join us on this epic journey. We look forward to you traveling with us.