Mark
Writer and teacher, living in northern Spain. Help and encouragement.
I grew up in South Orange, NJ, one of the nicest towns in the world. After finishing college nearby, I moved to New York City, where I lived for 20 years. I didn't know quite what I wanted to do, so I drove a taxi (yes, the yellow ones), saved up my money and I would go away every summer: I studied classical Greek one year and Latin the next, I ventured to Alaska for two summers to prepare for and then climb Denali (successfully). Then I went Argentina to climb Mount Aconcagua (unsucc...