Living in a small studio or in a substandard apartment in Europe is better than living in a country where there is chaos and insecurity.

Compared to Ivory Coast, Europe is still paradise.

When you compare the sorrows of real life to the pleasures of the imaginary one, you will never want to live again, only to dream forever.

I have lived all over this country and in several foreign countries but I had never tried urban living. When we'd visit our daughter in Portland, we'd have so much fun on the weekends. We didn't have to get in the car to go to the fish market, the bakery, the coffee shop, the farmer's market. We'd walk all weekend and never have to get in a car. It was so much fun. I thought that since we're going to be staying in Staunton, this project was our chance to give urban living a try.

It's gonna go. It can definitely run. It shouldn't drive across country. But certainly it should be a living, healthy, valuable piece once we are done with it.

If you live in a country run by committee, be on the committee