Kathleen Novak:  

Dear friends: I began my senior year in the Fall of 1975. I graduated early in February 1976 because my Navy dad was transferred to the East coast. Along the way, I decided to spend that spring and summer with my older sister and her family before going on to college where I planned to major in anthropology and archaeology and minor in sociology --or something like that.. While there, I met my future husband. We settled in Northern California and raised four children together. As a single mom, I raised the children from their teen years. They are now grown and have careers and families of their own and I have been blessed with beautiful grandchildren. Since becoming an empty-nester, I've been able to devote time to exploring the world through activities that bring hope and healing to the poorest of the poor. I never became an anthropologist but throughout my travels I've gotten to satisfy that itch. For inst...Expand for more