I was lucky enough to be able to get involved in various projects that had international components, so I was never quite far away from the global work, which I enjoyed. This opportunity was due in part to the fact that I worked for an international company and also because I displayed an aptitude for grasping the intricacies of international issues versus purely domestic ones. ( Read more )

Jackie

I’m not exactly sure when it happened, but it was early on in my life, probably when I was thirteen or fourteen years old. In fact, on a recent trip to see my parents, my mother showed me a journal from my youth containing my hopes for the future. ( Read more )

Finally, opportunity came in the form of a layoff. McGraw-Hill closed the unit I worked for, and I received a handsome payout for my years of service. I decided to take the money, take a chance, and move to Russia. I had been studying Russian with a private tutor, who assured me she could get me a private visa (visas were extremely difficult to get in the early 1990s). ( Read more )