I grew up to be a soldier stationed at Pearl Harbor.

I traveled to faraway lands, and journeyed to strange, nameless places. I explored countries I never even dreamed of seeing. Always, I yearned to travel to the Philippines, to discover that fabled country where my parents' dreams were born, and to learn more about my roots.

Twenty years after my parents left Tierra Verde, it was my turn to accept the challenge. It was my turn to take a journey and go wherever my foot's mole would take me.