On this September 11, again I pause and remember the pain and heartbreak of that day in 2001. I imagine myself and so many other will do the same every single year until forever.

I was just a kid really, a freshly minted college graduate who had spent the summer studying abroad to finish my degree and then traveling with family. It was my first “global” experience and the one that helped me spread my wings of courage, making me want more. To experience the people and places of this world that are knit together so beautifully.