(Me around age three holding Peter, the cat. I must say, he does not look terribly pleased! 😄) A note before reading the story below:...

(Photo taken in El Salvador. I was probably around eleven years old.) El Salvador, located in Central America, loomed ahead of us.  I...

Our life back home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, was pleasant for the most part.  We, my siblings and I, had learned to adapt to different...