RLQ@33.3... Life Update
Today, my age is 33.3... In other words, I have been breathing on our planet for 33 full laps around our favorite star, and today marks the ⅓ point of another lap. For many reasons, this feels like the right time to provide an update to family and friends on my life: Firstly, I am in Cocles, Costa Rica and it is unclear when I will be able to return to Boston or Botswana. Background context for why I am where I am begins with my family... In January, I flew to the USA to celebrate my grandfather's 100th birthday. I have always felt a close connection with "Papa" Littman. Our birthdays are a day apart (I turned 33 the day prior), and he and "Neenee" fostered my love of the natural world, creativity, and adventurous spirit throughout my childhood and teenage years. My fondest earliest memories are of walking along beaches, rivers, and streams of New England with Neenee and Papa admiring and collecting rocks, shells, and driftwood for Papa to incorporate into his a...