Veronica Taylor:  

After HS I moved to Colorado, got married, had a son, and got divorced. We owned and operated a dude ranch in Buena Vista, Jump Steady. I then moved to Florida, remarried, and lived in St. Petersburg, FL for 26 years. I owned a number of business and then went to work for TECO Energy where I was the Director of Support Services for 18 years. We then moved to Thailand, and that's when the second part of my life began. You may remember that we were the AFS host family to Noi (Xuwichia) Hiranprueck in 1968. Noi and I are still very close. My husband and I have hosted his daughter, niece, and friends of the family throughout the years. Eight children in total, from 4 to 8 years each, through their teenage years. So obviously they owe us big time:) Anyway, we moved to Thailand in 2002 and I went to work for the Electric Generating Authority of Thailand. We were living on the beach in Phuket, Thailand when the tsunami hit December 26, 2004. I went to work for Dr. Porntip, the head of forensics doing some pretty nasty stuff. Four months latter, I came back to the states to get my head screwed back on. I went to work for Habitat for Humanity International in Americus, GA as their Director of Global Disaster Response. Three months latter, Hurricane Katrina hit and I spent the next 18 months getting 1,000 houses built on the Gulf Coast. I was in Guatemala when a tornado ripped through ...Expand for more