Story Submitted by Catherine B. CHICAGO ANGEL Holidays were coming up and, for the first time I had no plans. All my regular travelling friends were busy. So I called a neighbour who ran a travel agency and asked
Christmas in Eritrea
One of my most treasured memories from my international travels is from my time in the small country of Eritrea, located in the Horn of Africa. It was Christmas and the Peace Boat had docked to the sound of “Jingle
A Special Memorial Service at Sea
While on a cruise from Japan to China, I received the devastating news that my grandmother had passed away back in Iowa. I had to make the very difficult decision about whether to fly back for the funeral or
An Angel in Japan
Back in the 90’s, after I had moved to Japan (from the US) I took a train to a job interview several hours away from Osaka. After my interview, I went back to the train station and was surprised to