From the Editor: Thankful for my family and friends

Tomorrow as many people in Highland Park and Highwood are sitting down to their kitchen tables, about to dig in to servings of turkey and side dishes, I’ll be putting the finishing touches on packing up my 65-liter backpack, making sure I have the correct clothing for the always warm coffee region of Colombia, as well as relatively chilly Bogota, the capital of the South American country.