We have
dashed across the jet airplane runway that separates southern Spain from
Gibraltar.
We have
balanced the neighborhood delights of the 11th arrondissement with the legends
and landmarks of Central Paris for our 30th wedding anniversary.
I watched
proudly while Heidi delivered a key presentation at the American Institute of
Architects' National meeting just after Michelle Obama gave her first
post-White House public speech.
Heidi rooted
for me while I was an award-winning reporter at the Columbus Dispatch Newspaper
in Ohio and when I served as the senior policy advisor to the Chair of the
Miami City Commission in our adopted hometown.
We took an
all but condemned house in Little Havana and turned it into a showplace of both
wheelchair access and preservation of a nearly 100-year-old home just footsteps
south of famous Calle Ocho.
We discussed
policy with Filipe, then the newly-married Prince of Spain and now King.
We have
explored wheelchair access in Monument Valley, Moab, Zion, Bryce Canyon and
other treasures of Utah.
We enjoyed
the natural beauty of both Hawaii's Big Island and Costa Rica.
We often
spend the Christmas week either in Mexico City or New Orleans.
We have
documented universal design from London to Barcelona.
We have
spent cumulative months exploring inclusive mobility in Los Angeles and New
York.
We have
sharpened our Spanish speaking skills from Santo Domingo DR to Andalucia.
We have a
lot more on our plate.
