Hello Friends. I am a retired art museum and performing arts center director (dennosmuseum.org). I helped design, build, and operate the museum until I retired from it in 2019 after 30 years. I have traveled the world since I first backpacked through Europe in 1972! So far, I have been to 55 countries including much of Europe, the Middle East, India, Nepal, Egypt and Morocco, Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan, and China (16 trips), Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. I love to meet locals when I travel and welcome them to be my guide and companion to enjoy meals together and learn about the non-tourist side of their country. I love meeting young people and hope to learn of their hopes and dreams for themselves and their country. I hope to leave with new Facebook friends. I also love to eat and cook, and would enjoy learning about the local food.