“What is something you have always wanted to do?” Approaching mid-life with no mortgage, no spouse, no children, and, soon, no job it is a great time to ask such a question. The real answer of course is to be happy. Fair enough, but how does one get there? How about time to reflect, some distance, and new perspective. How about a trip starting in the place you grew up, travel across country to the place you were born and following your ancestral roots to your homeland. OK, so there are a couple of other things I have wanted to do: take a long bike tour, visit one place for a period of time, and for the last couple of year I have had in my cranium the project described below. Everyone says they want to
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