You were blessed to have someone like Mrs. Werkhaven living next door!
I can just imagine how she transported you to these exotic destinations with all her stories.
I truly believe special people like her do not happen to cross paths with us by chance, it's all part of the bigger picture that we do not understand then, but when we look back, we see the answer.
You really are making us dig deep Eric, especially an oldie like me!
We were so blessed! She definitely planted the seeds of travel early into my brain. I think just having exposure to someone who had experienced those exotic destinations was a very rare thing back then in a lower middle class neighborhood. I don't believe in coincidence either. I hope you can join in this week!