They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. I have never found that statement to be truer than now. The sweetest part of my travels so far has been thoughts of you. Many of you have reached out with messages of well wishes and reminders of the community and love that is waiting for my return. I thought that the days of packing a suitcase with the intent of being gone longer than a month were behind me. To be honest, when planning my cruise to the middle east, I had no idea it would turn int...
