Julien studied ancient history and anthropology in college with the goal of writing and teaching why we are the way we are and do the things we do. However, his path was not to be so direct. He ended up spending a long and varied career at a top Fortune 500 technology company. This came about as the result of a bet with friends that anyone could do whatever they wanted, if they put their mind to it. His friends bet him that he couldn’t pass a test and get hired by the company they worked for. He took the bet. His prize for winning was a job offer. Plus, a transfer to Colorado. (Ski country!) On the surface, that altered his education from history to business. However, the passion for understanding the mystery of bigger, more fundamental questions lingered on. Alas, for now, it was relegated to a back seat. During that time, he wore many hats ranging from manufacturing to programming to technical writing, video production and systems integration. He also had the opportunity to travel all across the US and other countries as well as work with people from around the world. And, many vacations to the jewel of the Pacific… Hawaii. The key to all this… While people in other parts of the world may appear mysterious, and different, in many ways we are the same. The mysterious, the unknown… are merely things we don’t understand yet. Eventually, the time approached to shift gears. Corporate life hadn’t been appealing in the last few years. It was time to get back on the course he originally set out on. That meant retiring from one path and embarking on another. However, in a way, he came full circle. Turning a thirty plus year career in the corporate world, into an education in itself. Interacting with people from all around the world, and experiencing opportunities that would have never occurred on his original path. It turned out to be an education better than any classroom could have provided. Life is filled with opportunities. The question is… what can we make of them?