In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay\u27s first paragraph.
 On September 2013 I moved from Rochester, NY to Thailand.  It had been a long process of reflection and pondering on the direction my life was going, and finally I strongly felt that I would steer my life\u27s vessel towards the eastern part of our shrinking planet.  I landed at the airport of Bangkok and moved immediately to a hotel.  My first duty was to learn Thailand\u27s language needed to obtain a working license