Cindy Altman:  

I graduated from NIU and wanted to travel...to Europe. But what came along was a 2-week trip to Russia--Moscow & [then] Leningrad. It was astounding and I was able to meet my father's oldest brother, whom he hadn't seen since 1939. Music has always been important to me--I sang in the choirs back at Proviso. So I joined some groups at Triton. That led to more travel opportun...Expand for more