I’m on a plane back to San Jose after one week in Florida to deliver Hunter Dain to her freshman year at the University of Tampa. I’m so happy for her to take this big step into her future. It was difficult to say goodbye, knowing that the part of our lives where I have daily interaction with Hunter is over. Eighteen years to raise a child goes by in the blink of a eye. The last thing she said to me was “don’t die in Pakistan” we’ve been joking about my demise in Pakistan for a couple of months now. But this really brought it to heart that she is harboring real concern about the trip I’m about to take.