On April 23, 2015, I had the honor to address a religion class studying “Extreme Religions” at Rollins College, my alma mater. I’ve made sharing my cult story a service to the college. Dr. Todd French, Professor of Religion, had invited me to speak about my 17-year commitment to the fundamentalist cult, The Way International™ that recruited … [Read more…]
New Zealand – this was our first stop on a 4 1/2 month journey to 6 countries and Tibet. The following is an email I sent to family and friends, published here as part of a trial run for an eventual travel book. Comments are welcome! January 26, 2009 Hi … [Read more…]
Ernest Hemingway in Cuba’s tropical paradise A must-see historic site, even for non-Hemingway fans, is his hilltop house in Cuba. During our trip to the island in 2013 with Friendly Planet Tours, the weather was perfect for a peek around the property. In the late 1920s, Hemingway stopped at this … [Read more…]
2013. We traveled to Cuba with a Friendly Planet tour of about a dozen Americans flying from Miami to the Jose Marti Airport outside Havana. Flight took 45 minutes. Up, down before you drink a glass of water. Flash forward to 2015: If you haven’t heard, for the first … [Read more…]
Greetings! Break out the champagne! Today I jumped off another cliff: publishing this website. I invite you to visit me here anytime. A big shout out of thanks goes to webmaster extraordinaire, Mary Ann de Stefano. If you would like to keep up with me, add your email to “Subscribe to Updates!” I … [Read more…]