This poem was inspired by Dostoyevski and Anna's story as told by David Brooks in his book The Second Mountain.

Because we arrived so late on our first day (Tuesday) in South Africa and were jet lagged, Elizabeth and I stayed in an our beautiful hotel (The Cellars-Hohenort) and ordered room service…

Days 1 & 2 – June 15th and 16th I am looking forward to spending two weeks in the Basque Region.  I have wanted to visit this region ever since…