Congratulations on your gig, Brett.

We have a heartwarming story unfolding here (and on the island of Rota) that you may eventually become peripherally involved in. My son's girlfriend (I mentioned her previously in a PM) has been tracked down by her father, whom she has never met.

The father is Chamorro, from Rota (born and raised there), and he retired there about a decade ago after a lengthy military career that took him all over the world. My son's girlfriend is a reporter for a magazine that serves the military community, and he saw her name while reading the magazine. After a few months of reading her articles, he finally sent her an email, a few days ago. Prior to getting the email, she didn't know anything about him except that he was from Rota.

Both of them (my son and girlfriend) have been invited to go live for however long they want on Rota, and they have been told that they would be given teaching jobs if they wanted them. They are pretty keen to do that, and they hope to be going there within the next year.

My son's girlfriend has already written a freelance story about JtS and what he does for a living. I told her about you and your dugout canoe adventures. She said she would like to meet you, and she looked pretty excited about it. I wouldn't be surprised if she decided that you were 'article worthy'.