Kendrick Simila:  

Life Ken S. says, "Retirement is the best job I have ever held". Forty years after graduating from North Salem High School including 6 years of university and graduate school, 2 years in aerospace industry, 3 years as a federal employee, and 29 years in state government I am enjoying world travel, Elderhostels, volunteer work, family gatherings, tracing family roots and outdoor recreation. Our two sons live nearby. The eldest is finishing college on GI benefits after surviving 3.5 years of US Army active duty during the "W" Bush "War on Terror" including an asian deployment for 18 months. The youngest is making career moves in the personnel staffing industry. Travel so far has taken us to: North-, Central- and South America, all 50 US States, 7 Canadian provinces, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicarauga, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Ecuador,Peru, Chile, Brazil and Argentina. In SE Asia we have visited: South Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma) and Hong Kong. Down under we have traveled in Australia (including Tasmania) and New Zealand. Central Asia travels include: Turkey, Israel, India, Bhutan and the Seychelles. African explorations include: Tanzania, Kenya, Morocco, and Tunisia. European countries visited include: UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. Volunteer activities inc...Expand for more