David Eckerson
Sorry for the delay in responding. I’ve been pretty caught up in dealing with the destruction of USAID, where I worked for almost 30 years trying to make the world a better place. Our three kids grew up in Haiti and Ethiopia. The global stamp stuck. Daughter Amanda is married to a Brit. Son Erik married into a Palestinian family, and youngest son Bryan is married to a Brazilian
My bride Connie and I have been married 48 years. We live a bi-coastal life, spending October through May in northern Virginia just outside DC. In late May when the mosquitos come out in the swamp, we head to Seattle to spend June through September in glorious, usually dry, Pacific Northwest summers.
Our lives are spent grandparenting, traveling, and trying to be creative. We spend as much time as we can with grandkids Zaya (5) and Desta (3) in Brooklyn, Virginia and Seattle. In between, we try to get out of the U.S. at least once a year. Last year we spent time in Manaus and Belem on the Amazon river in Brazil. We will head to Finland, Norway and the Arctic Circle with friends this year. Connie just finished illustrating a children’s book. I’ve been writing poems, and just finished editing an oral history of my work around the world with USAID that was requested by the State Department’s historical archives center.
I still get back to the Ville every year to see my sister, and drink a few beers with her ex-husband, Ed Schmitt, Gordy Webb, and Bill Schai.
Finally, thanks Debby for prodding us to deliver.
Dave Eckerson
