Student travel -

In transiting through JFK on the way over, I was fortunate to see so many student groups setting out to travel the world, most for the first time. It brought me back to my first overseas trip at age 17, to travel Europe and see places I had been reading about for years. I was happy to see these young people and their enthusiasm and sense of adventure, as I know by the time they return they will be irreparably changed by their experiences, no matter what they are, just as young people from all over the world are changed by coming to America. These students are our future in a more international world and economy, and their views and ability to understand other cultures and history are critical to everyone's future. In a few days, we will be sending our son to his travels into other countries he has not experienced yet, and into his future.