Friends Around the World

It's wonderful to have friends around the world. We just came back from Denmark where we stayed with someone named Peter who was an exchange student 16 years ago in America. He is all grown up with one baby, one on the way, a wonderful wife and stepdaughter. Meeting Peter when he was 16 was a critical time in his adolescence. Things were forming or were already formed that shaped the person he is today.

Today, a couple weeks after we have come back from Denmark, Peter is here in America. He is staying with us now and having "deja vu" experiences of being 16 and in America. He was always interested in politics and ended up being a spin doctor for the Deputy Prime Minister in Denmark. He is here during the presidential debates and adds a European perspective to our election.

All of this dialogue enhances my worldview which can never be America centric. I have traveled and seen and worked overseas.