i am a retired english teacher (B.A. in philosophy/lit, Univ. of St. Thomas, St. Paul; M.A./PhD lit coursework, Univ. of Ky., Lexington; debate, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City). Have explored the U.S. on long summer trips: 47 states on motorcycle; the intermountain west on snowmobile; and most of the Rockies on horseback. Last summer i spent 30 days 3 blocks from the White House, exploring Washington on a bicycle & reading Jefferson at the Jeff Memorial, Lincoln at his, etc. This summer i'll spend 62 days exploring most of Europe in a campervan. I am an inveterate reader, so i plan in Europe to pass out each book as i finish it.