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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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. Read more

June 2, 2025 Whenever I can I try to visit Presidential Museums or Presidential Residents. As we were in Portland, Maine we thought we would take a quick excursion to Kennebunkport, Maine to see how the Bush family lived. Enroute to Kennebunkport, we took a tour through Portland, Maine. Portland’s success has always been tied Read more

June 1, 2025 We have been to Halifax, Novia Scotia (“New Scotland”) before because many cruises to New England and Canada stop at Halifax. Our goal was to visit Lunenburg, Nova Scotia and I specifically wanted to see a special schooner. In 1995, UNESCO designated Lunenburg a World Heritage Site. It is considered the best example of a Read more

May 30, 2025 How did we end up back in a French possession and had we known we wouldn’t have spent all those last Euros in the Netherlands! Saint Pierre is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France. France and Britian, as they did in many parts of the world fought over this area for years. Under the Read more