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Leaving New York for Europe was a big step, especially for someone who was only nine months old. The three years my family and I lived there were the beginning of a long career of immersion and study in different cultures around the world. Altogether I have lived in and explored over twenty-three countries and delved into their histories. Collecting and studying books on different societies old and new became an important part of my life, and I puzzled through them in English, French, German, Greek and Latin. At MIT, I learned how to do world-class research, then earned a master's degree in the history of business and finance from UCLA. Working in international business afforded the unique opportunity to live and work in other countries, where I pursued my desire to know more about their people and societies. When financially able to take early retirement, I became fully dedicated to writing about amazing discoveries from around the world. The research filled many shelves with folders and books on people and different cultures. From those travels and studies I extracted aspects of life in countries around the world which were unusual but fascinating, and wrote about them: the Kombucha health phenomenon in China and Japan, the Holistic approach to life developed by Jan Christiaan Smuts in South Africa, the role of Moringa in Ayurvedic medicine from India, and the mysterious history of the Phoenicians from Lebanon. Academic colleagues became interested in my work, and invited me to present papers at universities and historical associations. Other speaking engagements soon followed, as well as appearances on TV and radio programs, and in newspapers and magazines. My next book stays closer to home, dealing with our changing lives as we approach and enter retirement. The amazing events and society in which we grew up turns out to be an unexpectedly strong source for renewal, which gives us back some of the energy and attitude of our younger days. This in turn enables us to achieve things in our later working life we did not think would be possible, as well as to find greater enjoyment and satisfaction in retirement than many who have gone before us. This is a great time to be alive, to discover things, and to share them with other people. I am thankful to be able to do it, and wish you these same experiences.
© 2005-2010 Sanford Holst |
