These works represent my grabbing life by the hand and drawing my stories in the air. For if we're lucky our words will float and reveal who we are, what we have done, and the many paths that we have chosen to walk in life. My first work, Pilgrim's Steps, reflects on the history behind Spain's enigmatic St. James the Greater, the routes of pilgrimage to his shrine, and their origins in pre-Christian beliefs and symbolism. Conversations on La Playa, my memoir on my life in Medellin, Colombia, recounts my experiences and adventures in this country, so full of mystery, peril, beauty, and cour more...