During the fateful day of 9/11, I was an American studying abroad in Sydney, Australia. It was so hard to be so far from home and worrying about my dear friends living and working near the World Trade Center and
Continents of Connections
In 1992, while in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China during my Semester at Sea study abroad program, a doctor from Madrid, Iowa came up to me after seeing my Iowa State sweatshirt. I was so excited to meet a fellow
Meeting My Husband’s Co-Worker on a Train in Europe
While in Europe one summer, I decided at the last minute to take a train from Zurich, Switzerland to Fussen, Germany to do some sightseeing before heading to Frankfurt for some business meetings. A friend had recommended that I visit
Running into My Old Boss… On the Other Side of the World
I moved to London, early in my career, without the promise of a job, yet my drive and determination helped me make the plunge. I’d only been there for a short time when I was walking down the street near