"I shall be telling this

                with a sigh

Somewhere ages and

ages hence.

Two roads diverged

 in a wood,

and I-

I took the one

less traveled

by

And that has made

  all the difference.    

- Robert Frost

This page shows some of the things in life that have helped make me who I am.                           

Traveling...  

I have been to places near and far: Egypt, England, Brooklyn, Bermuda, Kenya, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Turkey, Zanzibar, Uganda, California, Canada, Colorado, Senegal, South Jersey,  Somalia, Singapore, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Italy, New Paltz, Nigeria, Nevada, North Carolina, Georgia, Ghana, Puerto Rico, Poughkeepsie, Florida, France, Maryland, Malaysia, Jamaica, West Indies, Jamaica, New York, Arizona, and Albany, and I plan to continue traveling whenever I can.   

Each place has become a part of me and helped change my outlook on what life is like depending on where a person lives in this world. 

Reading...   

Books turn many of my dreams into realities,  wishes into goals, thoughts into memories, characters into friends and familiar faces, and far away lands into nearby places. 

Reading has opened the door to places I have never been before and places I am not able to go.  Books help me understand various changes that have occurred throughout history and how they can lead to problems or to solutions.

Gardening...

Planting gardens each year in my front and back yards has given me opportunities to change colors, themes and provide scenic beauty for those passing by.

Listening to music...    

 Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Rock and Roll, Contemporary and Soul

Music helps sooth my worried soul and gives me moments of harmony whenever I encounter stressful changes.

Watching movies...      

Comedies, Tragedies, Musicals, Adventures, Mysteries, Love stories, and Westerns represent life experiences.

I become involved, if only for the length of the film, in the lives of the characters I meet: some of whom have changed me forever.

Playing with and taking care of animals...   

Dogs, cats, horses, birds, fish, and rabbits are some of the types of animals that I had as pets and loved. 

Laughing at funny stories and jokes...  

Did you hear the one about...

Knock, knock...Who's there?

I enjoy sharing and listening to funny stories.

Eating chocolate...  

Milk chocolate, chocolate milk, chocolate ice cream, chocolate pudding, chocolate bread, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate cake may not be nutritious, but they sure are delicious!

Being with ...   

family and friends makes me wish that good times would never have to end!

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