SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA

DISCLAIMER:  Forgive me if some of this doesn’t make sense or if you find my writing style not quite up to my usual standard.  I’m still battling some minor jet lag but, mostly, we’re just taking it all in.  Three countries and five cities in ten...

VIETNAM

I arrived safely in Ho Chi Minh City, with my traveling buddy Mike, late Monday night.  It was one long flight – Roanoke to Chicago, Chicago to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to HCMC.  All in all, about 30 hours of traveling. Our driver was at the airport to meet us,...

THE JOURNEY BEGINS

I was up early – around 4am – so as to have time to get to the airport for a 6am flight to Chicago.  This is where my journey begins. Cindy and I spend the last couple of days together, trying to relax and get in some quality time before I leave for about...

MY NEXT ADVENTURE

I’m back in my office for a few days.  I have to complete a few projects before the end of the week.  Today I’m working on completing a grant with Autism Speaks, one of the leading foundations confronting the issues facing individuals with autism spectrum...

A WEEK OF MAGIC CAMP – LONGVIEW, TX

Alan and I have been in Longview, TX all week.  We’ve been a part of the Summer Camps of LeTourneau University.  We’ve been conducting MAGIC CAMP – two sessions each day, one in the morning (8am – 12pm and 1pm – 5pm).  We’ had some...

ITALY WAS INCREDIBLE!

This is going to be a long blog entry – so I apologize in advance.  For the last 8 days, Cindy and I have been in Italy with my parents.  This was one of those “trips-of-a-lifetime” being able to share this adventure with my wife, mom and dad. We...