Beyond the Forested Ridge

An emeritus academic relates additional accounts of life and times in many lands. Early days on the Dakota prairie lead to years on the land in rural Idaho. Higher education brings opportunities in foreign trade and voluntary agency work taking the author and family members on multiple assignments abroad. Advanced studies in Arizona and South Africa lead to a university career of nearly three decades embracing work in rural development and agricultural exports in Washington State and around the world. Further overseas residence brings additional exposure to cultures and settings in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.