As I child I grew up with the stories of my great grandfather Phil
B. He was born in Rockford, Illinois and at the first opportunity
left. He found a way to pay for his travels as a journalist similar to
me with my English teaching. Here are two photos of him from his
travels around the turn of the century. I now understand why my
wanderlust comes so naturally. I am carrying on his legacy with my own
adventures to Southeast Asia. His story is an inspiration to me to
learn and report on what I see on my own travels in the region. Phil B
was a journalist for over twenty years covering many of the wars at the
time in the Philippines and China. I hope to use my travels to document
street food rather than war and show the world yet another side of Asia
just like my great great grandfather did.
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