I had a neglected and unpursued talent for art. I was drawn into construction trades by having a father with a masonry contracting business.. I did break out of construction and pursued starting a kayak specialty business which was never really profitable and after 18 years resulted in Chapter 7. Then I owned a house in Duluth on Park Point about 12 years. During most of those years I rented part of my house and started pursuing my long held dream of living on a sailboat.. Six winters of volunteering to crew on others sailboat’s and buying my own in 2019 .. long story but I sold SV Offlander after just over 2.5 years 🤔😬 Since a similar time I’ve been helping (as best I can) an impoverished, indigenous, single mom with 2 boys I’d met in late 2018 while looking at a sailboat in Rio Dulce, Guatemala. I wish I’d bought that one as I’d likely still have it rather than the one I bought in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Sold my Duluth house in July 2022 and have been in the process of immigrating to Central America. I had a simple house built on Lago Izabal in an indigenous village with no road access for the benefit of my ‘family’. Having no family of my own in the U.S. when I’m visiting my family I stay in this house.. But it’s too hot most of the year so I’m seeking a property in the higher elevation (3,000 to 5,000 feet seems good) I’m looking in both Guatemala either the central highlands or up in volcano areas out from Antigua. But I’m also looking in the higher elevations of Costa Rica.. 🤷🤞🏼🥹 It’s a quandary What I think about in my later years: Advocating for a future in which humanity finally realizes what is valuable.