travel tickets

My dear friend and ex-girlfriend Misti just wrote to say she's a sailor now. She entered a yacht race, as one of only 4 crew and a total newcomer to the sport. She's a world traveler and world resident who, she told me, owes her travel bug to my brother — several years ago, he gave her the remarkable birthday gift of a round-trip first-class ticket to anywhere in the world.

A gift indeed. The fact is, that is essentially what we've all been given, to do with as we decide. Wherever you go, whether it be Timbuktu or finally home, here's to catching the bug.